Hubble Space Telescopes

Works of art such as paintings, books, and even music continue to inspire countless amounts of people, but the art that speaks to me most are the images taken of the universe surrounding us. The Hubble Space Telescope’s Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) images are the quintessential example of what drives me to achieve greatness in life. Not only have they shaped me to be the person I am today, but they’ve given me a better understanding of the honors program at NAU and my education as a whole. For thousands of years, the human race were unaware that there could be more to the universe than just the known planets and our sun. In the 20th century, we had a respectable understanding that there existed many more objects of mass in the known universe, but the findings of the Hubble Space Telescope blew these theories out of the water. Starting around 1993, the telescope managed to collect images of thousands of other distant galaxies not visible to the naked eye. Furthermore, in 2003-2004, the …show more content…
I feel these people fail to absorb the true depth and meaning of these magnificent and ostensibly impossible pictures. Some may just see little specks of light; I see a universe of endless potential and freedom. These "specks" further my curiosity and extend my passion for learning new information. Through gazing in wonder at the seemingly limitless number of galaxies in the images, I have learned to view life with a tremendous amount of humbleness. I have been given a more optimistic outlook towards my future education as a result of the desire to uncover the mysteries of the universe. The questions that have arisen from my changed mind have motivated me to improve not only who I am as a student but also as a person. There is so much in life that we do not understand and everything we do is an opportunity for learning and growth; the Ultra Deep field images embody this