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Andromeda Galaxy seen in infrared

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Title Andromeda Galaxy seen in infrared

Released 05/01/2011 4:32 pm

Copyright ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE/J. Fritz, U. Gent

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This is the most detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy ever taken at far-infrared wavelengths. The Herschel infrared space telescope captured the image during Christmas 2010. The large rings of dust that encircle the centre of the galaxy may be the result of a smaller galaxy having collided with Andromeda some time in the past.

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Keywords Astronomy targets , Andromeda galaxy

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