Sharpest Ever View of the Andromeda Galaxy (IMAGE)

ESA/Hubble Information Centre

Sharpest Ever View of the Andromeda Galaxy

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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.

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NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, USA), B. F. Williams (University of Washington, USA), L. C. Johnson (University of Washington, USA), the PHAT team, and R. Gendler.

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