Measuring the Drift of the Andromeda Galaxy
This illustration shows one of the regions in the neighbouring Andromeda galaxy where astronomers aimed the Hubble Space Telescope to make precise measurements of the galaxy's lateral motion. As the galaxy drifts through space, the stars will appear to uniformly move against the far-more-distant background galaxies, which remain fixed on the sky.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | opo1220l |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | 6 May 2014, 15:33 |
Size: | 3000 x 2090 px |
About the Object
Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, Messier 31 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Milky Way |
Category: | Galaxies |