OpenGameArt stole photos by Jason Ware

https://opengameart.org/content/space-background-5 released under public domain stolen picture of Andromed Glaxy picture from https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991114.html which is "Credit & Copyright: Jason Ware". Jason's images are not free, he sells them for money: http://www.galaxyphoto.com/jw_andromeda_12.htm

Linux retards believe that galaxies are free.

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It wasn't produced on government grant. Jason is an independent photograph who just gave NASA permission use his photo to get people interested in space exploration.

"Instrument(s): Meade 12" Schmidt Camera Telescope
FIlm: Kodak Tech Pan, Fuji 100
Exposure: 40:30 minutes
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Location: TAS Dark Sky Site, SE Oklahoma
Image Processing: Registar, Photoshop "

I.e. Jason haven't used any of these huge orbital telescopes, but photoed it from Earth, and likely retouched it in Photoshop for cooler look. I.e. the photo has a lot of artistic input in it.