The Andromeda Galaxy

This image of the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, is Jeffrey Mishlove’s very first photograph of a deep space object. This spiral galaxy, located about 2 million light years away, is the companion to our Milky Way. This image is a composite of 172 individual, 5 second exposures – for a total exposure time of just over 14 minutes. You can also see two satellite galaxies in this image. The diameter of Andromeda is about 152,000 light years making it somewhat larger than the Milky Way. Jeffrey made this image with a 4″ refracting telescope.

(jmishlove@newthinkingallowed.com)

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