Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars

Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars
The Andromeda galaxy is seen almost edge-on, tilted by 77 degrees relative to Earth’s view; interesting regions include: (a) clusters of bright blue stars embedded within the galaxy, background galaxies seen much farther away, and photo-bombing by a couple bright foreground stars that are actually inside our Milky Way; (b) NGC 206 is the most conspicuous star cloud in Andromeda; (c) a young cluster of blue newborn stars; (d) the satellite galaxy M32, that may be the residual core of a galaxy that once collided with the Andromeda galaxy; (e) dark dust lanes across myriad stars. Image credit: NASA / ESA / B. Williams, University of Washington.

A century ago, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called ‘spiral nebula’ was approximately 2.5 million light years away from our Milky Way Galaxy.

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 A century ago, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called ‘spiral nebula’ was approximately 2.5 million light years away from our Milky Way Galaxy.
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