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
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 |
---|
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
---|
Optical B | DSS |
Optical R | DSS |