Andromeda Galaxy (M31): Close-up Views | Subaru Telescope
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) captured by Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC). HSC offers an ultra-wide field of view equivalent to nine full Moons, covering nearly the entire Andromeda Galaxy.
These pictures show how the Subaru Telescope and HSC work together to provide a wide field of view and sharp star images.
The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies have about a 50% chance of colliding with each other in the next 10 billion years, merging to potentially form a giant elliptical galaxy or a large lenticular galaxy.
The Subaru Telescope is an astronomical observation facility operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). It is located at the summit of Mauna Kea at an altitude of 4,200 meters in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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Release Date: April 3, 2024
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