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Object: Messier 31, M 32 and M 110 - Andromeda galaxy and 2 dwarf elliptical galaxy in Andromeda, magnitude 3.44 and mgn 8.08, distance 2.5 Mly and 2.65 Mly - 2017-11-07Discovered by: 964 a Persian astronomer, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi. Simon Marius 1612. M32 was discovered by Le Gentil in 1749 Note: Andromeda galaxy has a diameter around 220 000 light years making it the largest member of the local group. In about 4.5 billion years it will collide with the Milky Way galaxy. Andromed contains 1 trillion stars. Telescope=Astro-Tech-AT-65Q-FL=420mm Camera=Canon700D-Baader-mod Exposures=5x120, 33x360 ISO 800 Page 11 of 128 Second version of picture: Version 2
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