M31, the Andromeda galaxy, is our closest big galactic neighbor, at a distance of 2.5 million light-years. It stands high in the east in early evening, and looks like a small, faint, hazy patch of light.
M31, the Andromeda galaxy, is our closest big galactic neighbor, at a distance of 2.5 million light-years. It stands high in the east in early evening, and looks like a small, faint, hazy patch of light.