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From Earth to the Universe: Picture of the day

ANDROMEDA GALAXY The closest spiral galaxy to us, the Andromeda Galaxy (also called Messier 31) would appear eight times the size of the full Moon in the sky if our eyes were sensitive enough. Spanning 150,000 light years, Messier 31 has a shape very much like the Milky Way with older, yellow stars in the centre and younger, blue stars in the spiral arms. Credit: Image made in visible light by Robert Gendler.

In 2009, the "From Earth to the Universe" project brought astronomy to millions of people around the world. Take a tour of just some of the locations in a short video on the FETTU Highlights page.