Wide-field view of the Andromeda Galaxy
This ground-based image shows the full extent of the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or M 31. The Andromeda Galaxy appears very large in the sky — several times the size of the full Moon (although much fainter). Hubble is designed to make highly detailed observations of much smaller patches of sky: the space telescope’s observations of the Andromeda Galaxy show individual stars and clusters rather than the broad spiral structure visible here. Wide-field images like this one give a broad overview.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
Id: | heic1112f |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 21 July 2011, 10:00 |
Related releases: | heic1112 |
Size: | 21299 x 13775 px |
About the Object
Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31 |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Distance: | 2 million light years |
Constellation: | Andromeda |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Publication TIFF 4K
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Screensize JPEG
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Wallpapers
1024x768
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1600x1200
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 43 0.56 |
Position (Dec): | 41° 15' 34.71" |
Field of view: | 361.93 x 234.08 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.9° left of vertical |