“Some 10,000 galaxies were observed in this tiny patch of sky (a tenth the size of the full moon) - each galaxy a home to billions of stars.” For a second I tried to come up with a metaphor describing how small a place in the universe each one of us occupies. But I couldn’t. Christ I feel insignificant. Puts it all in perspective, though, doesn’t it? This and many other great photos is from The Big Picture’s End-of-Decade review.

“Some 10,000 galaxies were observed in this tiny patch of sky (a tenth the size of the full moon) - each galaxy a home to billions of stars.”

For a second I tried to come up with a metaphor describing how small a place in the universe each one of us occupies. But I couldn’t. Christ I feel insignificant. Puts it all in perspective, though, doesn’t it?

This and many other great photos is from The Big Picture’s End-of-Decade review.

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