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Jan 6, 2015 · The largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this sweeping bird’s-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor.
Apr 27, 2024 · Andromeda Galaxy, great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy. It is one of the few visible to the unaided eye, appearing as a milky blur. The Andromeda Galaxy is located about 2,480,000 light-years from Earth, and its diameter is approximately 200,000 light-years.
Even at some two and a half million light-years distant, this immense spiral galaxy -- spanning over 200,000 light years -- is visible, although as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda.
Jan 5, 2015 · Sharpest ever view of the Andromeda Galaxy. This image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31. This is a cropped version of the full image and has 1.5 billion pixels.
Jan 5, 2015 · The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest and biggest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as Messier 31.
Sep 12, 2023 · Excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, the Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy visible in our night sky. And, at 2.5 million...
Com uma magnitude aparente de 3,4, é um dos objetos astronômicos mais brilhantes do catálogo de objetos do céu profundo do astrônomo francês Charles Messier, visível a olho nu na ausência da Lua. Possui entre 180 e 220 mil anos-luz de diâmetro e uma magnitude absoluta de -21,4.
