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Once upon a time in Berkeley, CA, one of the Clarion's editors had a largely unresolvable debate with a particularly interesting interlocutor about Art. The point in question was whether or not all visual Art was a representation of something that could be seen elsewhere in the universe. Our un-indicted co-conspirator argued no, surely modern art alone was so different and free form that it was not represented. At the time, we recall arguing, that the micro-cosmos represented an array of mostly as yet unseen visuals that could have mimicked the wildest modern art. The discussion ultimately came back to unresolvable differences about the nature of infinity, already all encompassing or through the passage of time adding new to what only seems all encompassing through our mortal lens and scale.

We were reminded of this conversation earlier this week when astronomers voted for the best pictures taken by Hubble in its 16 years in orbit. The Hubble telescope transmits an almost unfathomable 120 gigabytes of information every week.

Follow this link to a gallery of the top ten photos as voted by the astronomers.

Follow this link to even more photos.

Labels: science, thought