Optical photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy (also known as M31 and NGC 224) and its two companion galaxies: NGC 205 (top right) and NGC 221 or M32 (lower centre). Andromeda is the largest of the Local Group of galaxies,which includes our own Milky Way galaxy: its full diameter is nearly 150,000 light years and it contains some 300 million stars. The two companion galaxies are elliptical,made up of old red stars | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royer, Ronald |
Bildgröße: | 3520 px × 4983 px |
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