Have you ever seen a 9-gigapixel map of the Milky Way Galaxy?
The jaw-dropping image contains around 84 million stars.



The image above is just a small, reduced, thumbnail version of the original image
The original has a mind-boggling resolution of 108,500×81,500...or 9 gigapixels, occupying 24.6 gigabytes!

You can download the full image here:
https://www.eso.org/public/...riginal/eso1242a.psb

But be warned, it'll take some time!


You can also check out the entire 9-gigapixel image (and zoom in on those stars) by clicking here:
http://www.eso.org/public/i...s/eso1242a/zoomable/

Just mind blowing.
I understand, but yet I will never understand.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: Have you ever seen a 9-gigapixel map of the Milky Way Galaxy? The jaw-dropping image contains around 84 million stars.

This kind of looks like a close up for my the granite countertops in my kitchen.

I'm going there in the not too distant future.

I hope it's cooler than it looks.