Our neighbor in the sky, Andromeda is a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way.
Gilmore captured the stunning image from his backyard in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the course of several nights.
Using a four-inch telescope and astronomy camera, he took hundreds of photos of Andromeda.
From there, he carefully culled his images, using only the very best for the final photograph.
In the end, all of his efforts paid off.
The final photo, created from 290 individual frames, is incredibly detailed.
Pleiades Star Cluster
Many of Andromeda’s one trillion stars are visible through its gas halo.
For Gilmore, seeing his Andromeda photo get widespread recognition is a beautiful end to a long journey.
See more of Brennan Gilmore’s incredible astrophotography.
Heart and Soul Nebula over the Rotunda at the University of Virginia
Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn with the Moon over Lousia County, Virginia
