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Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy, a Common card
Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Gigapixels of Andromeda, is a 2015 composite photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy produced by the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,100
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the time of its ______ to the public, the image was one of the largest ever taken.
Answer
release. At the time of its release to the public, the image was one of the largest ever taken. From the Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Gigapixels of Andromeda, is a ____ composite photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy produced by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Answer
2010s. Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Gigapixels of Andromeda, is a 2015 composite photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy produced by the Hubble Space Telescope. From the Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Erich Leinsdorf. Erich Leinsdorf 65 · Paul Vixie 60 · Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy 56 · Domenico Fontana 53 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is 1.5 billion pixels in size, and is the largest image ever taken by the telescope.
- At the time of its release to the public, the image was one of the largest ever taken.
- In late 2011, the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury was set up, which was tasked with mapping one-third of the stars within the Andromeda Galaxy.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy article was read about 9,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Carlos FrenkCommon · Science · ATK 56 DEF 44
- Domenico FontanaCommon · Arts · ATK 53 DEF 47
- Erich LeinsdorfCommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 35
- Terek OblastCommon · History · ATK 62 DEF 38
- Eastern Oregon Correctional InstitutionCommon · Society · ATK 57 DEF 43
- Glucagon receptorCommon · Science · ATK 58 DEF 42
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, ESA, Benjamin F. Williams (UWashington), Zhuo Chen (UWashington), L. Clifton Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
