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Messier 31 |
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 | Located in the constellation of Andromeda, the Princess, the Andromeda Galaxy is a large spiral galaxy very similar to our own Galaxy, the Milky Way. It is over 110,000 light-years in diameter and approximately 2.2 million light-years in distance. M31 contains over 300 billion stars within it's diameter. In 7x50 binoculars M31 is a stunning object in binos under a dark sky, this object can also shows some hints of detail in its spiral arms. In a 8-inch scope at 49X, the galaxy has a nice, large, fuzzy core. The large spiral arms makes a hazy glow stretching out from both sides of the core, easily extending past the field of view. Detecting any sign of the main dust lane can be difficult. |
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Andromeda Galaxy Great Nebula in Andromeda M31 NGC 224 Other description: Very elongated galaxy, dusty, bright core. Constellation: Andromeda Dreyer description: A magnificent (or otherwise interesting) object! Most extremely bright, extremely large, very moderately extended (Andromeda); = M31. Magnitude: 3.5 RA: 00h 42m 53.9s Dec: +41°17'10" RA: 00h 42m 42.0s Dec: +41°16'00" (Epoch 2000) Azm: 92°25'21" Alt: +68°07'55" Rise: 20:48 Transit: 07:29 Set: 18:06 Size:175.0' x62.0' |