PIX4609518: Galaxy NGC 891 in Andromede - Edge - on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda - Spiral galaxy seen by the slice located at a distance of 10 million years - light. Composite image (Subaru, HST and a 90 cm telescope). Located about 10 million light years from Earth, NGC 891 is one of the most photographed edge - on spiral galaxies in the northern skies. Composite Image made from Three Data Sources: 8.2 Meter Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, West Mountain Observatory, BYU / Bridgeman Images