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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is our nearest spiral neighbor, about 2.5 million LYs away. It’s the largest in our local group and is on a slow collision course with our Milky Way, set to merge in roughly 4.5B years. #Space #Astronomy #Andromeda #Astrophotography
Feb 28, 2025, 4:46 AM
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