Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
Andromeda Galaxy, Astrosingh
Andromeda Galaxy
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Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy, Astrosingh
Andromeda Galaxy
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Andromeda Galaxy

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🌟Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)🌟Andromeda Galaxy for us Australian’s stay’s relatively low on horizon which makes it very hard to image. My dream to capture Andromeda Galaxy have come true, 21hrs in integration time, taken over last 3 nights with UV/IR filter and Hydrogen Alpha filter. I’m so glad I got my gear with me here in Canada.  Andromeda Galaxy is our neighbouring galaxy in this gigantic universe. M31 Is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 Million Light years from Earth. It is the closest galaxy to Milky Way. It is estimated to have 1 Trillion stars, roughly twice the number of Milky Way. M31 and Milky Way are expected to collide with each other in 4-5 Billion Years merging to form a giant elliptical galaxy. Andromeda was first observed by a Persian astronomer And al-Rahman al-sufi around year 964 he referred to it in his book as a “nebulous smear”.

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Andromeda Galaxy, Astrosingh