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		squigz 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First Hubble telescope images of interstellar come... I don't think those are motion-blurred stars. Wouldn't they have to be considerably closer to us - or Hubble going much faster - for that to be the case?

vilhelm_s 8 months ago [–]

The telescope is panning to keep the comet still in the frame during the exposure.

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