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Astronomy Picture of the Day- Government shutdown so no APOD Today. I will dig up some of my favorites - M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
NASA ^ | 19 Jan, 2022 | Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF); Processing & Copyright: R. Gendler & R

Posted on 10/07/2025 12:49:56 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: The most distant object easily visible to the unaided eye is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy. Even at some two and a half million light-years distant, this immense spiral galaxy -- spanning over 200,000 light years -- is visible, although as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda. In contrast, a bright yellow nucleus, dark winding dust lanes, and expansive spiral arms dotted with blue star clusters and red nebulae, are recorded in this stunning telescopic image which combines data from orbiting Hubble with ground-based images from Subaru and Mayall. In only about 5 billion years, the Andromeda galaxy may be even easier to see -- as it will likely span the entire night sky -- just before it merges with our Milky Way Galaxy.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa

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1 posted on 10/07/2025 12:49:56 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 10/07/2025 12:50:29 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list

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4K Gigapixels of Andromeda with background music by Koda - "The Last Stand"

Gigapixels of Andromeda [4K]

3 posted on 10/07/2025 12:52:50 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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In the far future, Andromeda will collide with the Milky Way and form a larger galaxy. Stars will collide and new solar systems will be formed. Probably by then the Earth will be fried by our our Sun evolving into a red star.


4 posted on 10/07/2025 12:59:08 PM PDT by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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I will wear my mountaineering helmet. Why should I worry?


5 posted on 10/07/2025 1:12:54 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Well, first you have to live a couple billion years, but you should be ok then.


6 posted on 10/07/2025 3:15:16 PM PDT by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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Cool video!


7 posted on 10/07/2025 3:16:19 PM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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Hebrews 1:10-12. The heavens will be rolled up like a scroll.


8 posted on 10/07/2025 3:37:41 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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Buy the time the government shutdown is over, the Universe will have moved.


9 posted on 10/07/2025 7:56:39 PM PDT by DannyTN
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