Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 31  ·  NGC 224
Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010, AstroPoverty
Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010
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Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010

Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010, AstroPoverty
Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010
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Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010

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The Andromeda Galaxy is part of the same "Local Group" of galaxies to which our own Milky Way belongs. This galaxy lies some 2.5 million light years distant. This is the largest galaxy in the local group and is estimated to have over 1 trillion stars (our galaxy contains a mere 300 billion).

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Andromeda Core - 10/8/2010, AstroPoverty