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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy, Roberto

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy, Roberto

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

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a classic of the winter skies, M31, the large Andromeda galaxy, the largest of the Local Group of galaxies of which the Milky Way is also part.
It is also the largest and closest galaxy to us, its light travels in the dark immensity of the Universe for 2.5 million light years before reaching us, and when it happens all its magnificence is manifested. Over one thousand billion stars, almost three times those of the Milky Way, make it a devouring monster which is estimated to engulf us in between two and three billion years... of course we will no longer be there to observe this extraordinary universal event, but I believe it will be an event of unimaginable proportions for human beings.

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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy, Roberto