Amazing! Andromeda in Infrared!

[iceman]

Incredible image of Andromeda in IR on APOD today (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070721.html).

The red in the image is showing the gas and dust lanes, being heated by the young hot stars in the arms of the galaxy. The older, red stars (red giants) show up in blue in this image.

Amazing!

[little col]

:eyepop:amazing detail , never seen m31 in this wavelength before:)

[matt]

Cool:thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

gee, only 3000 images stiched together!!!!

[KG8]

very cool''

[Ric]

What an amazing image, very stunning. I can'y help but think what an amazing sight it will be in the sky as it approachs us in a billion or so years, it's a pity we'll never see it.

Cheers

[Omaroo]

A TRILLION stars, each spaced from the next by astronomical distances. If you could even start to imagine the scale of that thing you're having yourself on.

Incredible.

[Dietmar]

YES - that is really cool!
I think I have sent this image a thousand times around the globe to my friends.
incredible!!!