Andromeda Galaxy (M31) - HST WFPC2

Esahubble_heic0512e_1024

esahubble_heic0512e September 20th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA and T. Lauer (NOAO/AURA/NSF)

A Hubble WFPC2 image of the core of M31. Astronomers believe the two bright objects are a ring of red stars and a disk of blue stars.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0512e/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Andromeda Galaxy Messier 31 NGC 224
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange Hubble (WFPC2) Optical -
Esahubble_heic0512e_1280
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ID
heic0512e
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, NGC 224
Credits
NASA, ESA and T. Lauer (NOAO/AURA/NSF)
Release Date
2005-09-20T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0512e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2
Color Assignment
Orange
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
512.0, 512.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0512e
Metadata Date
2005-09-15T12:22:31-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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