... The Windmill s Moon . ... Reaching its full phase on the night of January 4/5, it was the first Full Moon of the new year and the first to follow December's solstice. ... Its blue spiral arms are mottled with pinkish star forming regions in this colorful galaxy portrait. ... The result is this sharper, wider view of the region dubbed the Pillars of Creation, first imaged by Hubble in 1995. 100 Million Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy . ... What stars compose the Andromeda galaxy? ...