Can Andromeda galaxy be judged by naked eye?From Science Trivia


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Andromeda galaxy (M31) is a galaxy in the Andromeda (constellation). It is a large group of 100 billion stars in the distance of 2 million light-year. It is said that M31 is the nearest galaxy to the galaxy where the solar system belongs to.


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It looks five times bigger than the month. It’s easy to start looking for the Cassiopeia as a guide. It is necessary to note it is considerably darker than the actual grade (Apparent magnitude = Measure of brightness) which is 4.3.


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