Ground-based image of Andromeda Galaxy, M31
This image, from the WIYN/KPNO 0.9-meter telescope, shows the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
Credit:T. Rector and B. Wolpa (NOAO/AURA/NSF)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, Messier 31, NGC 224 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Category: | Galaxies |
