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Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away. It is a spiral galaxy similar in structure to our own.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Andromeda Galaxy"

Two Hemisphere Night Sky

Two Hemisphere Night Sky

27/02/2020

A Starry Night of Iceland

A Starry Night of Iceland

05/01/2020

M33: The Triangulum Galaxy

M33: The Triangulum Galaxy

31/12/2019

Andromeda before Photoshop

Andromeda before Photoshop

14/10/2019

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

09/09/2019

The Stars of the Triangulum Galaxy

The Stars of the Triangulum Galaxy

23/02/2019

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

27/09/2018

Meteor before Galaxy

Meteor before Galaxy

12/08/2018

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision

23/05/2018

Clouds of Andromeda

Clouds of Andromeda

08/01/2018

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

30/11/2017

Night of the Perseids

Night of the Perseids

10/08/2017

Sivan 2 to M31

Sivan 2 to M31

03/03/2017

Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

05/01/2017

Clouds of Andromeda

Clouds of Andromeda

04/01/2017

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

M33: Triangulum Galaxy

17/09/2016

The Milky Way Sets

The Milky Way Sets

26/08/2016

Meteor before Galaxy

Meteor before Galaxy

17/08/2016

The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies

The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies

11/06/2016

NGC 5078 and Friends

NGC 5078 and Friends

25/05/2016

Andromeda on the Rocks

Andromeda on the Rocks

19/04/2016

Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

22/03/2016

High Energy Andromeda

High Energy Andromeda

07/01/2016

A Starry Night of Iceland

A Starry Night of Iceland

03/01/2016

Eclipsed in Southern Skies

Eclipsed in Southern Skies

01/10/2015

M31 versus M33

M31 versus M33

26/09/2015

Andromeda Rising over the Alps

Andromeda Rising over the Alps

17/08/2015

Ultraviolet Rings of M31

Ultraviolet Rings of M31

24/07/2015

Voorwerpjes in Space

Voorwerpjes in Space

04/04/2015

100 Million Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy

100 Million Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy

06/01/2015