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Revealing new pics of galactic princess Andromeda
Really big lens lets astro-paps get nice new snaps
New, nifty pictures have been released by astro-boffins which reveal further glories of "the elegant spiral galaxy Andromeda, named after the mythical Greek princess known for her beauty".
Without further ado:
That's a proper long-distance princess snap
A bit blurry maybe, but this kind of pic often is
We're indebted for the heads-up on these pics to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, whose boffins offer full technical explanation on the snappery and links to fullsize jpegs and even tiffs, god help us, here. ®