Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
The Andromeda Galaxy - M31, bryanthomasjd
The Andromeda Galaxy - M31
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The Andromeda Galaxy - M31

The Andromeda Galaxy - M31, bryanthomasjd
The Andromeda Galaxy - M31
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The Andromeda Galaxy - M31

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The Andromeda Galaxy lies 2.5 million light years away and is the closest major galaxy to our own galaxxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 150,000 light years. It is believed that the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy will collide and merge in about 5 billion years. R: 120” x 110
G: 120” x 100
B: 120” x 120

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The Andromeda Galaxy - M31, bryanthomasjd