The Sombrero Galaxy -- 28 million light years from Earth -- was voted the most beautiful picture taken by Hubble Telescope.
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The dimensions of the galaxy, are as spectacular as it's appearance.
It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across.
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Just zooming in on the picture and seeing all of the other galaxies in the background is amazing. It is unfathomable to even understand how large the universe really is.
It is impossible for there not to be life somewhere out there.
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6:33 PM Oct 03 2014