Unlocking the Secrets of Galaxy Killing Star Clusters

🌌Galaxies self-destruct when they get too close to each other, creating mega apocalypses.

🔭NASA believes only the powerful Hubble Space Telescope can capture galaxy killing star clusters.

📷Amateur astrophotographers are attempting to replicate Hubble's images using lucky imaging technique.

💡Short exposure times and image stacking are used to increase resolution and reduce atmospheric distortion.

🌠Success in capturing high-resolution images of star clusters would revolutionize amateur astrophotography.

Why do galaxies destroy themselves?

—When galaxies get too close to each other, their gravitational forces cause them to collide, leading to self-destruction.

Why can't other telescopes capture galaxy killing star clusters?

—The clusters are too small and dim to be distinguished by other telescopes, but Hubble's sharp images make them visible.

What is lucky imaging?

—Lucky imaging is a technique where short exposures are taken and only the sharpest ones are selected and stacked to create a high-resolution image.

How does short exposure time help in astrophotography?

—Short exposure times freeze the atmospheric distortion, resulting in sharper images with reduced blurring.

What impact would amateurs capturing galaxy killing star clusters have?

—It would revolutionize amateur astrophotography and prove that high-quality images can be obtained without giant telescopes.

00:02Galaxies self-destruct when they get too close to each other.

01:08NASA believes only the Hubble Space Telescope can capture galaxy killing star clusters.

06:08Amateurs attempt to replicate Hubble's images using lucky imaging technique.

08:59Short exposure times and image stacking increase resolution and reduce atmospheric distortion.

13:59Amateurs face challenges capturing star clusters due to technical limitations.