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

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
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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
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Reference Url: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0512e/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Orange

Band: Optical
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic0512e

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic0512e.tif
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Metadata Date: 2005-09-15T12:22:31-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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