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> Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda

Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda

author: R.Gendler/NAOJ/Nasa/ BYU/Novapix

reference: a-gax08-91012

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 14 cm

Located about 10 million light years from Earth, NGC 891 is one of the most photographed edge-on spiral galaxies in the northern skies. Composite Image made from Three Data Sources: 8.2 Meter Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, West Mountain Observatory, BYU.

Keywords for this photo:

2012 - ANDROMEDA - ASTRONOMY - EDGE-ON - GALAXY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - NGC 891 - Sb - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - SUBARU -