The amazing image, with a staggering 1.5 billion pixels - which translates into needing 600 HD TV sets in order to display the image in it's entirety is a sight to behold. But why just settle for a picture, why not take a trip through the spiral arm of the Milky Way's neighboring galaxy (only a bout 2.5 million light-years from Earth) Andromeda.



This panorama is the product of the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury (PHAT) program. Images were obtained from viewing the galaxy in near-ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths, using the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard Hubble. This view shows the galaxy in its natural visible-light color as photographed in red and blue filters.

The fly through was posted to YouTube by daveachuk and really impresses how insignificantly small we are in the overall scheme of things.



Source: EarthSky