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Object data: M31 (NGC 224, the famous Andromeda Galaxy) is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy. It is so bright that it is easily seen by naked eye as a faint fuzzy patch of light in the northern part of Andromeda. It forms part of the Local Group of galaxies along with our Milky Way, its satellite galaxies, and M33. Of all members of the Local Group M31 is considered to have the closest external resemblance to the Milky Way, thus it is often referred to as a ‘sibling galaxy’. Also seen in this photograph are M31’s satellite galaxies M110 (below) and M32 (above) – in this respect it is also similar to the Milky Way, with M110 corresponding to the Large Magellanic Cloud and M32 corresponding to the Small Magellanic Cloud. M31 is an ‘island universe’ – a gigantic collection of billions of stars estimated to be 2.54 million light years distant. It has been observed since ancient times and was first cataloged as long ago as 905 AD. The common name of M31 derives from Charles Messieurs’s entry # 31 in his famous Messier cataloged in August 1764.
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Comments (6) (Please sign in to comment)
StoicLion said, 11 months ago
Cyber-Bo’sun! Ha!
SeaFox10 said, 11 months ago
Dumbasses!
capndunzzl said, 11 months ago
…it is bigger, innit?
Casey S
said, 11 months ago
Mine is bigger then yours.
Dragoncat
said, 11 months ago
Good thing the curator is tied up, isn’t it?
Night-Gaunt49 said, 11 months ago
Galaxy M31 eh?
Object data: M31 (NGC 224, the famous Andromeda Galaxy) is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy. It is so bright that it is easily seen by naked eye as a faint fuzzy patch of light in the northern part of Andromeda. It forms part of the Local Group of galaxies along with our Milky Way, its satellite galaxies, and M33. Of all members of the Local Group M31 is considered to have the closest external resemblance to the Milky Way, thus it is often referred to as a ‘sibling galaxy’. Also seen in this photograph are M31’s satellite galaxies M110 (below) and M32 (above) – in this respect it is also similar to the Milky Way, with M110 corresponding to the Large Magellanic Cloud and M32 corresponding to the Small Magellanic Cloud. M31 is an ‘island universe’ – a gigantic collection of billions of stars estimated to be 2.54 million light years distant. It has been observed since ancient times and was first cataloged as long ago as 905 AD. The common name of M31 derives from Charles Messieurs’s entry # 31 in his famous Messier cataloged in August 1764.