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{{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest spiral galaxy to us and the largest member of our Local Group. It’s so massive and bright that you can actually see it with the naked eye from Earth on a clear, dark night. Explore Now ANdromEDA source of life Type Spiral Galaxy (SA(s)b). Distance 2.54 million light years. Diameter 220,000 light years (about twice the size of the Milky Way). Mass 1.5 trillion times the mass of the Sun. {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} NGC 7662 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda, commonly nicknamed the Blue Snowball Nebula because of its round, glowing blue appearance in small telescopes. learn more NGC 7662 The Blue Snowball Constellation Andromeda. Type Planetary Nebula (dying star’s outer layers ejected into space). Distance About 2,000 light years from Earth. Central Star A hot white dwarf {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} M32 (Messier 32) is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that orbits the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). learn more Type Compact Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (cE2). Constellation Andromeda Distance 2.5 million light years away (same as M31) Discovery Found by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749 M32 Messier hot and cold {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} J0045+41 was once mistaken for a red giant in Andromeda, but deeper studies revealed it’s actually a distant blue active galaxy. Powered by supermassive black holes, it shines from billions of light-years away, just aligned with M31 in our line of sight. learn more Type Blue active galaxy (AGN), not a star Sky Position Appears in Andromeda’s field, but lies far behind it Black Holes Likely hosts a binary pair of supermassive black holes Distance from Earth 2.6 billion light-years J0045+41 Blue Supergiant {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} A background active galaxy (AGN) seen behind Andromeda, previously mis-identified as part of M31. learn more J0040+41 Red Supergiant Distance 2.6 billion light-years from Earth. Black hole(s) Likely hosts a pair of supermassive black holes. Combined mass 200 million times the mass of our Sun. distance from earth 2.6 billion light-years from Earth {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} Planetary nebulae in M31 are the glowing remnants of sun-like stars, lighting up the Andromeda Galaxy with rings of ionized gas. They act like cosmic signposts — telling us about stellar lifecycles, chemical enrichment, and galaxy evolution. learn more Planetary Nebulae in M31 Count 2,600+ identified Role Tracers of Andromeda’s disk, bulge & halo dynamics Chemical makeup Oxygen levels near solar (slight gradient) Location Found across disk, bulge, and outer halo of M31 {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} The Milky Way is our home galaxy, a sprawling spiral of hundreds of billions of stars, gas, and dust stretching over 100,000 light-years. learn more Milky Way Home to Billions Number of stars Estimated 100–400 billion Type Barred spiral galaxy Diameter 100,000 – 120,000 light-years Distance to galactic center 26,000 light-years from Earth {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} Messier 82, known as the Cigar Galaxy, blazes with intense star formation. Seen edge-on from Earth, it reveals powerful winds and a striking, elongated shape. learn more Distance from Earth 12 million light-years Galaxy type Starburst galaxy Radius 18,500 – 19,000 light-years Luminosity & comparison 5× more luminous than the Milky Way Messier 82 Cigar Galaxy {{current_slide_index}} / {{total_slide_count}} Hoag's Object is an unusual and mysterious ring galaxy located about 600 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens Caput. It is known for its distinct, nearly perfect ring of young, hot blue stars that circles a central ball of much older, yellower stars. The vast, seemingly empty gap that separates the core from the ring makes Hoag's Object one of the most remarkable galaxies known to astronomers. learn more Hoag's Object A wheel within a wheel Distance from Earth 600 million light-years Apparent angular size 28″ to 45″ for the ring Radius 60,500 light-years Mass 700 billion solar masses next prev scroll

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Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7662)

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HORSEHEAD NEBULA A dark nebula in the constellation Orion, located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. SUPERNOVA A supernova is an astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a massive star's life, whose dramatic and catastrophic destruction is marked by one final titanic explosion. This causes the sudden appearance of a "new" bright star, before slowly fading from sight over several weeks or months. INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS OF DUST Most nebulae are of vast size, even millions of light years in diameter. Contrary to fictional depictions where starships hide in nebulae as thick as cloud banks, in reality a nebula that is barely visible to the human eye from Earth would appear larger, but no brighter, from close by. HELIX NEBULA The Helix Nebula, also known as The Helix, NGC 7293, is a large planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae. PLEIADES In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier 45 or M45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

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