Galaxies Writ Small

Courtesy imgur user ScienceLlama At a glance, it's easy to tell that something's not right with the galaxies and clusters in these images from deep space, but it might sound silly when it's put into words: they're little! The photographic technique of miniature faking takes advantage of the way light is focused by a lens to trick your brain into perceiving something that's thousands of light-years across as being small enough to fit into the palm of your hand.  If you know anything about photo...