Friday, September 14, 2007

Friday Galactic Blogging


Andromeda is the closest, largest, brightest galaxy in the sky - easily viewed with the naked eye. Its surface brightness is such that you really don't get a good idea of the extent of it in the sky. The second APOD image here is a composite with a full moon to show just how big Andromeda is in the night sky.

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