File:M31- Chandra Images Heart of Andromeda Galaxy (2000-0007 - ds9 opt).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionM31- Chandra Images Heart of Andromeda Galaxy (2000-0007 - ds9 opt).jpg |
English: This optical image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shows the beautiful spiral structure of a spiral galaxy. M31 is our nearest neighbor spiral galaxy (outside of the Milky Way), and therefore offers us a view of what the Milky Way might look like if we could travel from our current location in the middle of a Milky Way spiral arm to a point high above our galaxy. The black square in the center shows the size of the nuclear region imaged by Chandra. |
Date | 14 January 2000 (upload date) |
Source | M31: Chandra Images Heart of Andromeda Galaxy |
Author | Dr. M. Garcia, Dr. S. Murray, Palomar Sky Survey |
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Also Known As InfoField | Andromeda |
Category InfoField | Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies, Black Holes |
Constellation InfoField | Andromeda |
Coordinates (J2000) InfoField | RA 00h 40m 27s |
Distance Estimate InfoField | 2.5 million light years |
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Credit/Provider | NASA/CXC/SAO |
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Headline | Our nearest neighbor spiral galaxy at a distance of two million light years. |
Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
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Date and time of data generation | 14 January 2000 |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Image width | 560 px |
Image height | 611 px |
Color space | sRGB |
Width | 560 px |
Height | 611 px |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
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Date metadata was last modified | 11:23, 10 December 2010 |
Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
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IIM version | 2 |