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About the Object
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Astrometrics
Andromeda
This images shows the view of Andromeda at visible wavelengths, highlighting the starlight in the galaxy. The center of the galaxy in this view is dominated by a large bulge that overwhelms the inner spirals seen in dust. The dust lanes are faintly visible in places, but only where they can be seen in silhouette against background stars.
This is a false-color image created from KPNO visible-light data where B-band light is represented as blue, V-band light as green and R-band light as red.
Related Media
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News Release Lady in Red: Andromeda Galaxy Shines in Spitzer's Eyes ssc2005-20 |
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Image Three Faces of Andromeda ssc2005-20a |
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Audio Amazing Andromeda SpitzerAudio-007 |
Image Components
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Image Andromeda in the Infrared ssc2005-20a1 |
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Image Spitzer/MIPS View of the Andromeda Galaxy ssc2005-20a2 |
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Image Andromeda ssc2005-20a3 |
