M31 - The Great Andromeda Galaxy
The Great Andromeda Galaxy (M31 / NGC224) in the constellation Andromeda is the brightest and nearest of all spiral galaxies. It is an Sb-type spiral galaxy and is a member of the Local Group. This galaxy is 2.9 million light years distant. More information about this galaxy can be found at The Messier Index - M31. This image was captured on 11 October 1998 and is a composite of 46 thirty-second exposures through an 80mm f/5 short-tube refractor.
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