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Picture of Andromeda Galaxy

It's hard to believe, but the very first photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy was taken on December 29, 1888, by astronomer Isaac Roberts 🛰

Now compare: an image of the same galaxy from a similar angle, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013.

u/rusty_knot — 29 days ago