The Andromeda Galaxy

This detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera. Located in the constellation of Andromeda, the Princess, the Andromeda Galaxy is a large spiral galaxy very similar to our own Galaxy, the Milky Way. It is over 65,000 light-years in diameter and approximately 2.2 million light-years in distance. The area shown in this image is quite large on the sky, covering about five times the area of the full Moon. This true-color image was created by combining images taken in seven filters: U (violet), B (blue), V (green), R (orange), I (red), Hydrogen-Alpha (red) and Oxygen [OIII] (green).

Créditos:

T.A.Rector and B.A.Wolpa/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

About the Image

Id:noao-m31
Tipo:Observation
Release date:30 de Junio de 2020 a las 21:33
Size:8175 x 8292 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:Andromeda Galaxy, M31
Constellation:Andromeda
Categoría:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):0 43 11.91
Posición (Dec):41° 28' 27.85"
Campo visual:57.79 x 58.65 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 0.3° right of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
U
355 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
B
438 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
V
538 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Olll
502 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
R
651 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
I
820 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Ha
657 nmWIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Mosaic I