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Hubble M31 PHAT Mosaic in Ground-based Image of M31 (M31, Andromeda Galaxy, NGC 224) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble M31 PHAT Mosaic in Ground-based Image of M31

January 5, 2015 · NASA · M31, Andromeda Galaxy, NGC 224

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The Hubble Space Telescope M31 PHAT mosaic image is shown in context with a ground-based image of galaxy M31. The background image, taken by Robert Gendler, was made by compositing M31 data from a 12.5-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope with M31 data from the Digitized Sky Survey.