Friday, October 25, 2013

Planck Enters Retirement Shortly; This Picture Shows Just Some Of Its Views

Planck Enters Retirement Shortly; This Picture Shows Just Some Of Its Views:
A March 2013 picture of the Shapley Supercluster from the European Space Agency's Planck observatory. ESA describes it as
A March 2013 picture of the Shapley Supercluster from the European Space Agency’s Planck observatory. ESA describes it as “the largest cosmic structure in the local Universe.” Credit: ESA & Planck Collaboration / Rosat/ Digitised Sky Survey
With two days left before Planck switches off forever, the European Space Agency re-posted this beautiful image the telescope recently assisted in taking. It shows the Shapley Supercluster, which ESA describes as the biggest cosmic structure in our neighborhood.
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