Andromeda is big
From 2.5 million light years away, the Andromeda galaxy’s angular diameter is 7 times larger than the full moon’s in Earth’s sky; but only the galactic core is bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.
From 2.5 million light years away, the Andromeda galaxy’s angular diameter is 7 times larger than the full moon’s in Earth’s sky; but only the galactic core is bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.
msew:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/46/image/a/format/xlarge_web/
check out that bad boy
14 January 2008, 2:30 pm