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The Making of the Hubble Deep Field image

by Marshall Brain

As described in the following video, the Hubble Deep Field image is the most important image ever taken:

But how was this image created? Here’s the answer:

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2 Responses to “The Making of the Hubble Deep Field image”

Erin S. says:

Wow, what a great series of videos! This is fascinating, humbling, and very beautiful. I also really like that the images were explained in a way that I could better understand.

I have another question for you: I have read that the universe is estimated to be between 13.5 and 14 billion years old. But how did scientists arrive at that number? In essence, how do we estimate the age of a universe?

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