HST PHAT detail of M31
This detailed image reveals a rich population of blue stars huddled around the core. Dark dust clouds also are visible. The image is 740 light-years wide. The image is part of a census of stars in M31 called the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury survey.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo1203d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 January 2012, 20:27 |
| Size: | 1200 x 900 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, Messier 31, NGC 224 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core • Galaxies Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet UV |
275 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Ultraviolet U |
336 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical g |
475 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
