Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 31  ·  NGC 224
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) , Lluis Romero Ventura
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) , Lluis Romero Ventura
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye — but only on a clear night from a location with a very dark sky. The galaxy is a beautiful sprial, but one fact you may not be aware of: We’re safe for a few billion years, but Andromeda is headed our way and on a collision course with the Milky Way. Here we explain that cosmic train wreck, plus explain Andromeda's location, shape and other facts.

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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) , Lluis Romero Ventura