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Gigapixels of Andromeda [4K]

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This high resolution video explores the largest Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, which displays  a portion of the Andromeda galaxy. Though the galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, the Hubble telescope is powerful enough to resolve individual stars in a 61,000-light-year-long section of the galaxy’s pancake-shaped disk. Over 100 million stars can be seen in this image and you can find all of the high-res images and videos here.

Via Twisted Sifter

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Written by Tamás Varga
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A sociologist and English major by degree, I've worked in the area of civil society & human rights and have been blogging in the fields of travel, nature & science for over 20 years.

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