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The Infrared Face of the Andromeda Galaxy
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This image from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope highlights the stars and dust clouds in the Andromeda galaxy. One of Earth's nearest galactic neighbors, Andromeda spans a swath of sky nearly 3.8 degrees across, which is close to the width of eight full Moons lined up side by side. The area around the galaxy includes data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Spitzer observed infrared light, a range of wavelengths longer than what human eyes can detect.
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Credit lineThe Infrared Face of the Andromeda Galaxy. NASA/JPL, 2024-05-09. Public domain. ID: PIA26276.
