High megapixel images from space ... WOW

[muckshifter]

Some really great, and really big images. (Don't worry, there are smaller sizes in case you don't want to wait.)

Largest ever galaxy portrait — stunning HD image of Pinwheel Galaxy
12,392 x 15,852 pixels (196 MegaPixels) and a 394MB TIFF file
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/heic0602a.html

Hubble’s sharpest view of the Orion Nebula
18,000 x 18,000 pixels (324 MegaPixels) and a 394MB TIFF file
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/heic0601a.html

Hubble Mosaic of the Majestic Sombrero Galaxy
11,472 x 6,429 pixels (73.7 MegaPixels) and a 175MB TIFF file
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/opo0328a.html

And a bunch more photos (some much smaller but no less incredible) over here:

http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/top100/

Some of these are good enough quality for poster-sized prints.

Beat that then Quad.

Enjoy!
mucks.

 

[Ian]

Nice find Mucks, I'm downloading a huge file now just to see what it is like

 

[Rush]

Me too Ian..

Mucks is a man from my own heart..Space... fascinating place...

 

[V_R]

Incredible! Great find Mucks!

Anyone seen the zoomable ones? Kinda cool..

 

[Me__2001]

you made my computer crash

damn file ate all of my RAM

 

[muckshifter]

you made my computer crash

damn file ate all of my RAM

HuH! ... you can have 1k or 1terabit but if RAM "runs out" then that is what a HD "swap file" is for.

It does plainly state 394MB TIFF files.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Cool find Mr Mucks

 

[Me__2001]

HuH! ... you can have 1k or 1terabit but if RAM "runs out" then that is what a HD "swap file" is for.

It does plainly state 394MB TIFF files.

after closing the non essenial programs i had enough, and WOW the detail is amazing

 

[TriplexDread]

Think i'll got for the biggest files hehe

I wonder what the full resolution of the hubble is?

 

[muckshifter]

Cool find Mr Mucks

Actually Flops, I've had the Orion Nebula as my Desktop Pic for a wee while now ...

But they have added more "enhanced" pics since I was last there ... great bookmark.

 

[tomsega]

you made my computer crash

damn file ate all of my RAM

Hehehehe... I was wandering who would be the first to go.

I won't be double clicking the file on my 64mb Laptop, then..

 

[TriplexDread]

Lol