Download a 417-Megapixel Panorama of the Andromeda Galaxy—A Decade-Long NASA Project in the Making
Using the Hubble Space 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 more than a decade to complete, the photomosaic captures 200 million stars, which is only a fraction of Andromeda’s estimated one trillion stars. According to NASA, the 2.5 billion […]
Using the Hubble Space 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 more than a decade to complete, the photomosaic captures 200 million stars, which is only a fraction of Andromeda’s estimated one trillion stars. According to NASA, the 2.5 billion pixel mosaic “will help astronomers piece together the galaxy’s past history that includes mergers with smaller satellite galaxies.” On this NASA website, you can download a copy of the mosaic, and learn more about the exploration of Andromeda.
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