01-03-2017, 08:57 AM
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
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Source: APOD, 2016 December 27
A Full Sky Aurora Over Norway
![[Image: aurora_voltmer_960.jpg]](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1701/aurora_voltmer_960.jpg)
Source: APOD, 2017 January 01
![[Image: m31_antonis_960.jpg]](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1612/m31_antonis_960.jpg)
APOD Wrote:Explanation: What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that compose it. The several distinct stars that surround Andromeda's image are actually stars in our Galaxy that are well in front of the background object.
Source: APOD, 2016 December 27
A Full Sky Aurora Over Norway
![[Image: aurora_voltmer_960.jpg]](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1701/aurora_voltmer_960.jpg)
Source: APOD, 2017 January 01