Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
Messier M31 - NGC224 - Andromeda Galaxy with M110 and M32 satellite Galaxies, Geoff Scott
Messier M31 - NGC224 - Andromeda Galaxy with M110 and M32 satellite Galaxies
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Messier M31 - NGC224 - Andromeda Galaxy with M110 and M32 satellite Galaxies

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The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest true spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy at ~2 Million Light Years distance. At only 17 degrees above the northern meridian it has been a difficult object for me to capture, but this dark skies location gave a good opportunity.

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Messier M31 - NGC224 - Andromeda Galaxy with M110 and M32 satellite Galaxies, Geoff Scott