That's a lot of stars.

please just stop the bloody movement for a few seconds!!

here you go http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/zoomable/

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by newtboy.

After a while it starts to feel like a Van Gogh painting.

I'm pretty sure that's a good thing!

Could some one, please, invent a new word to succinctly describe the feeling of absolute insignificance this jaw-dropping video produces in me.

Well, it's not quite a new word, but Douglas Adams would call it being Total Perspective Vortexed.

I wonder how many civilizations we just saw, and how many of them were looking back at us.

I was fortunate enough to meet Douglas Adams on the set of HGTTU in the 80's. I was an extra in those days, which supplemented my meagre income. I was the guard at the computer when the two guys ask the all important question. Also I was in the restaurant at the end of the universe episode. What did Adams say to me? Something profound or witty perhaps? Well, sadly not. He said, "excuse me," because I was standing in his way...
Still, it was good fun and I was receiving small amounts of repeat money for quite some time.

Ohh thx a lot Mr. ...What an awesome link..