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Español: Imagen de la galaxia de Andrómeda en Infrarrojo.

Andromeda Galaxy (M31) 2.5 Mly Exposure Time: MIPS 24- micron image. 100 sec/pixel Image Scale: 2.8 x 0.8 degrees Exposure Date: 2004 August 25

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL- Caltech/K. Gordon ( University of Arizona)

Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-20/ssc2005-20a.shtml

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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh
File change date and time 10:11, 13 October 2005
Colour space Uncalibrated

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