The Most Important Picture Ever

It is difficult to ever assert that something is the best, particularly in subjective disciplines such as art, music, and photography.  What is 'the best' and what constitutes the qualities that make something so above the others?  Many refer to this famous photograph taken by the Hubble telescope as the most important image taken in human history.  The Hubble Telescope was pointed towards an area of deep space that, to the naked eyes, had no light sources and no noticeable figures in the night sky.  The camera was exposed for 1 million seconds, producing an image known as Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF).  The results were startling, as thousands of galaxies were observed on the screen, revealing parts of space that we did not know existed.  What makes this image so significant is the fact that it demonstrates the vastness of our universe in a way no one thought possible.  It is difficult to comprehend how small we are on Earth relative to the rest of the universe, so being able to observe thousands of galaxies that fit into a tiny piece of our dark sky really puts things in perspective.  Although it is difficult to proclaim this photograph the greatest image ever taken, it certainly is a powerful photograph with lasting implications for time to come.