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M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Magnitude: 3.4
Distance: Aprox: 2.5 million light-years
Constellation: Andromeda
Diameter: 60,000 light-years
Number of Stars Approx: 40 billion
A spiral galaxy approximately is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It received its name from the area of the sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which was named after the mythological princess Andromeda. Andromeda is approximately 220,000 light years across, and it is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way, the Triangulum Galaxy, and other smaller galaxies. Andromeda contains one trillion stars: at least twice the number of stars in the Milky Way, which is estimated to be 200–400 billion
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M32 dwarf galaxy (aka. NGC 221)
Magnitude: 8.08
Distance: Aprox: 2.6 million light-years
Constellation: Andromeda
Diameter: 6,500 light-years
M32 is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and was discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749.
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M110 dwarf elliptical galaxy (aka. NGC 205)
Magnitude: 8.92
Distance Aprox: 2.690 million light-years
Constellation: Andromeda
Diameter: 17,000 light-years
Number of Stars Approx: 10 billion
Messier 110 is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy. M110 contains some dust and hints of recent star formation, which is unusual for dwarf elliptical galaxies in general.
Taken 9/25/19 in Kenton, Oklahoma by Russell Kille on a Celestron CPC1100 SCT with hyperstar at f/2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera.
Taken 2/18/18 in Chiefland Florida by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera
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Taken 9/14/18 at Lake Hudson Recreation Area in Clayton, MI by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera
Russell Kille 10/13/2017 11" telescope.
Edwin Hubble's Photo of Andromeda taken on glass plate with a 100" telescope in 1923.
Taken via remote iTelescope by Russell Kille on 11/5/2018
Mayhill, New Mexico / Elevation: 2225m, 7300ft
Telescope: Takahashi Refractor, 4.17” / 106mm, Focal Length: 530mm
Camera: CCD: FLI-PL6303E, Well:100K e- QE: 68%, Resolution: 0.96 arc-secs/pixel, FOV: 32.8 x 49.2 arc-mins
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