Obtain a 417-Megapixel Panorama of the Andromeda Galaxy—A Decade-Lengthy NASA Undertaking within the Making


Utilizing the Hub­ble Area Tele­scope, astronomers have cre­at­ed a majes­tic 417-megapix­el panora­ma of the Androm­e­da galaxy, locat­ed some 2.5 mil­lion light-years away from our plan­et. Tak­ing greater than a decade to com­plete, the pho­to­mo­sa­ic cap­tures 200 mil­lion stars, which is simply a frac­tion of Andromeda’s esti­mat­ed one tril­lion stars. Accord­ing to NASA, the two.5 bil­lion pix­el mosa­ic “will assist astronomers piece togeth­er the galaxy’s previous his­to­ry that features merg­ers with small­er satel­lite galax­ies.” On this NASA net­web site, you possibly can down­load a duplicate of the mosa­ic, and be taught extra in regards to the explo­ration of Androm­e­da.

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