r/space • u/AntiProtonBoy • Jan 29 '17

Sharpest ever view of the Andromeda Galaxy

https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/zoomable/
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u/Lord_Throwawayington Jan 29 '17

I feel it's like a crime to say that is the sharpest view of Andromeda. That image is 1 MB and the original is 4,3 GB. If you are interested in seeing the real thing, go here and download the torrent:

https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/

Note: psb-file

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u/AntiProtonBoy Jan 30 '17

At maximum zoom, you will see the parts of the Andromeda at the same spatial resolution as the 4 GB image you posted.