NASA Releases Largest Photo Ever Taken of Andromeda Galaxy

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

NASA Releases Largest Photo Ever Taken of Andromeda Galaxy - 1.5 Billion Pixels

NASA Photo of Andromeda with 1.5 billion pixels

NASA recently released a 1.5 billion pixel image of the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor, which contains over 100 million stars and spans more than 40,000 light years – and that’s just a section of the galaxy.

This image, created from a mosaic of 411 Hubble pictures, was then used by YouTuber daveachuk to create this incredible fly-through video. Combined with gorgeous music from the band Koda, it’s an awe-inspiring – and humbling – experience.

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