Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224), optical image. Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy to our own, is around 140,000 light years across, and located

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Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224), optical image. Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy to our own, is around 140,000 light years across, and located million light years away in the constellation of the same name.

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Photo credit: © JUAN CARLOS CASADO (starryearth.com)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, 224, andromeda, arms, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, dust, galactic, galaxy, lanes, m31, ngc, optical, space, spiral, stars, universe, visible