This quintessential spiral galaxy is normally visible to the unaided eye from a dark site. I was unable to see it from my city location with the unaided eye. An easy object in both binoculars and a telescope and well worth the look.
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M31 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda| Object # 25 | Object Name:M31 | |
| Other Names:NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy | ||
| RA:00:42:44.30 | Dec:41:16:08.00 | |
| Constellation:Andromeda | Season:Autumn | |
| Magnitude:3.5 | Type:Galaxy type:Sb | |
| Description: This quintessential spiral galaxy is normally visible to the unaided eye from a dark site. I was unable to see it from my city location with the unaided eye. An easy object in both binoculars and a telescope and well worth the look. |
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| BINOCULAR | TELESCOPE | |
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