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The Most Colorful View of Universe Captured by Space Telescope

What do you get when you add a little ultraviolet to images captured by the Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014? Some pretty amazing images. By utilizing a full spectrum of colour from ultraviolet to near infared, NASA astronomers have created the most colourful deep space images to date.

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What do you get when you add a little ultraviolet to images captured by the Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014? Some pretty amazing images. By utilizing a full spectrum of colour from ultraviolet to near infared, NASA astronomers have created the most colourful deep space images to date. These new images contain approximately 10,000 galaxies, and extend back in time to within a few million years of the big bang.

Check out this excellent video compilation of the images produced by Scott Lewis @scientificscott from the Deep Astronomy YouTube Channel:


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All Visuals by NASA/ESA/Hubble

Music: Kevin MacLeod - Winter chimes

Carin Bondar is a biologist, writer and film-maker with a PhD in population ecology from the University of British Columbia. Find Dr. Bondar online at www.carinbondar.com, on twitter @drbondar or on her facebook page: Dr. Carin Bondar – Biologist With a Twist.

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