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Tuesday 10 September 2024

How to find the Andromeda Galaxy, M31

Several people have e-mailed or FB'd to ask if I could give directions to find the Andromeda galaxy, which is currently well-placed high in the night sky. Despite being over 2,500 light years away from us, M31 is the nearest major galaxy: some time in the future our galaxy (the Milky Way) will collide with M31 - what a catastrophic event that will be!

Anyhow: here's a photo showing exactly where it is in relation to the familiar - and bright - constellation Cassiopeia, as well as a recent photo I took with a 300mm prime lens, using the 'startracker' facility on my Pentax K-3.



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