World’s largest pair of binoculars


Large Binocular Telescope Achieves First Binocular Light

This is one of three images of galaxy NGC 2770 taken with the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, Ariz., in January. The telescope used both giant primary mirrors in tandem for this picture of the spiral galaxy, which is 102 million light years beyond our Milky Way. The picture combines ultraviolet, green and deep red light to reveal detailed structure in the galaxy’s hot, moderate and cool stars. (Photo by Large Binocular Camera team, Rome Observatory)

102 million light years beyond our Milky Way galaxy. That means if you were traveling at the speed of light… which we can’t do by a long shot… it would take you 102 million years to get there.

I’d say that’s pretty far away.

h/t to Kevin

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