Hubble image archive

Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Mosaic

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

Date
Jan 1, 2015
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2015-18-3558-image
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Credits

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

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameM31, Andromeda Galaxy
Object DescriptionSpiral Galaxy
R.A. Position00h 42m
Dec. Position+41° 15'
ConstellationAndromeda
Distance2.5 million light-years (0.8 megaparsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionData of M31 were obtained from the HST PHAT Treasury Proposals: P.I. J. Dalcanton (University of Washington) et al. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
InstrumentHST>ACS
Exposure DatesJuly 2010 - October 2013, Total Exposure Time: 394 hours (16.1 days)
FiltersF475W (g) and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F475W (g) Yellow: F814W (I)

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