Psalm 19 - Stellar Pictures

The heavens proclaim God's glory
God's ways – His laws – are perfect
These are for His servants – Keep me true
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Photos which follow are the top ten space photos from the Hubble telescope, thanks to my neighbor, Jess
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The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope.  The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance.  It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across.

The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes.  The nebula lies within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth.
 
 

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At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula (above)
 

The Hourglass Nebula, 8,000 light years away, has a pinched-in-the-middle look because the winds that shape it are weaker at the centre.
 
 
 

The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis Major constellation.
 
 

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