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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2023 November 13   
          The night sky over a snowy mountain is shown, with the dark sky   
      dominated by a large spiral galaxy -- the Andromeda galaxy. Please see   
                  the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                              Andromeda over the Alps   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Dzmitry Kananovich   
      
      Explanation: Have you ever seen the Andromeda galaxy? Although M31   
      appears as a faint and fuzzy blob to the unaided eye, the light you see   
      will be over two million years old, making it likely the oldest light   
      you ever will see directly. The featured image captured Andromeda just   
      before it set behind the Swiss Alps early last year. As cool as it may   
      be to see this neighboring galaxy to our Milky Way with your own eyes,   
      long duration camera exposures can pick up many faint and breathtaking   
      details. The image is composite of foreground and background images   
      taken consecutively with the same camera and from the same location.   
      Recent data indicate that our Milky Way Galaxy will collide and   
      coalesce with Andromeda galaxy in a few billion years.   
      
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