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1. Andromeda Galaxy - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy
Description: WEBThe Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D 25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152,000 light-years) and is
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2. Andromeda galaxy: All you need to know - EarthSky
Link: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/andromeda-galaxy-closest-spiral-to-milky-way/
Description: WEBSep 12, 2023 · Excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, the Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy visible in our night sky. And, at 2.5 million...
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3. Andromeda Galaxy | Description, Location, Distance, & Facts
Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Andromeda-Galaxy
Description: WEBApr 4, 2024 · Andromeda Galaxy, great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy. It is one of the few visible to the unaided eye, appearing as a milky blur. The Andromeda Galaxy is located about 2,480,000 light-years from Earth, and its diameter is approximately 200,000 light-years.
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4. Hubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy
Link: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubbles-high-definition-panoramic-view-of-the-andromeda-galaxy
Description: WEBThe largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this portion of the Andromeda galaxy is the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor.
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5. Andromeda in HD | ESA/Hubble
Link: https://esahubble.org/news/heic1502/
Description: WEBJan 5, 2015 · The Andromeda Galaxy is a large spiral galaxy — a galaxy type home to the majority of the stars in the Universe — and this detailed view, which captures over 100 million stars, represents a new benchmark for precision studies of this galaxy type . The clarity of these observations will help astronomers to interpret the light from the …
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6. Hubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy
Link: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubbles-high-definition-panoramic-view-of-the-andromeda-galaxy-2
Description: WEBJan 6, 2015 · Oct 23, 2023. Editor. NASA Hubble Mission Team. Contact. NASA Hubble Mission Team. The largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this sweeping bird’s-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor.
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7. Andromeda Galaxy - NASA
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/universe/galaxies/andromeda-galaxy/
Description: WEBAndromeda Galaxy News & Articles See All News. Article. 5 Min Read. New Images Using Data From Retired Telescopes Reveal Hidden Features. Article. 5 Min Read. Astronomers Catch Jet from Binge-Eating Black Hole. Multimedia Go …
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8. Messier 31 (The Andromeda Galaxy) - NASA Science
Link: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-31
Description: WEBDistance. 2 million light-years. Apparent Magnitude. 3.1. constellation. Andromeda. object type. Spiral Galaxy. Assembled from a total of 7,398 exposures taken over 411 individual pointings of the telescope, this image of our nearest major galactic neighbor, M31, is the largest Hubble mosaic to date.
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9. Sharpest ever view of the Andromeda Galaxy | ESA/Hubble
Link: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1502a/
Description: WEBJan 5, 2015 · Sharpest ever view of the Andromeda Galaxy. This image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31. This is a cropped version of the full image and has 1.5 billion pixels.
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10. Andromeda | Galaxy, Stars, Mythology | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Andromeda-constellation
Description: WEBAndromeda, in astronomy, constellation of the northern sky at about one hour right ascension and 40° north declination. The brightest star, Alpheratz (from the Arabic for “horse’s navel”; the star was once part of the constellation …