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AMIGA Maps Andromeda Circumgalactic Halo

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Andromeda Galaxy · Science / Astronomy

Project AMIGA uses background quasars to map ionized gas around M31 in greater detail, showing a layered halo extending far beyond the visible stellar disk.

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