# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGrJIAENghE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582216-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ef6608b816.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-01T22:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

Behold the Majesty of the Andromeda Galaxy 🌌

Slide into the universe’s grandeur as we explore the largest photomosaic ever created of our galactic neighbour – the breathtaking Andromeda Galaxy!

This celestial masterpiece was assembled from over 600 observations by the hubbleesa, spanning more than a decade of dedicated work. The result? A mosaic comprising an astounding 2.5 billion pixels, capturing the glow of 200 million stars in breathtaking detail.

Highlights in this carousel:
1. Enigmatic dark dust lanes weaving through Andromeda’s spiral arms.
2. A close-up of Messier 32, a compact satellite galaxy that may have collided with Andromeda in the past.
3. A young cluster of vibrant, blue newborn stars.
4. The mysterious NGC 206, one of Andromeda’s most prominent star clouds.
5. Clusters of bright blue stars embedded within the galaxy, distant background galaxies, and photo-bombing foreground stars from our Milky Way.

Don’t miss the video tour of this cosmic marvel! Let Hubble’s lens take you deep into the heart of Andromeda, showcasing its vast disk, fiery core, and radiant outer edges.

Fun fact: Andromeda is so vast, it spans six times the apparent diameter of the Moon in our night sky. On a clear autumn evening, you can even spot it with the naked eye – a faint, cigar-shaped smudge gliding through the cosmos.

A century ago, Edwin Hubble’s groundbreaking work on Andromeda revealed a universe far grander than we’d imagined, forever changing our understanding of space. Today, the telescope bearing his name continues to uncover Andromeda’s secrets, piecing together its fascinating evolutionary story.

Swipe through to marvel at this galactic treasure and let us know: Which feature of Andromeda fascinates you the most?

📸 europeanspaceagency / hubbleesa, B. Williams (uofwa); creativecommons BY 4.0
📹 NASA, ESA, B. Williams (University of Washington), G. Bacon (space_telescopes)

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| Hubble Space Telescope | @hubbleesa | https://gondola.cc/hubbleesa | Photographer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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