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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.   
      
                                 2024 September 8   
      The featured image shows a spiral galaxy and a smaller oval galaxy in a   
           dark starfield. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                             M31: The Andromeda Galaxy   
           Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF);   
                  Processing & Copyright: R. Gendler & R. Croman   
      
      Explanation: The most distant object easily visible to the unaided eye   
      is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy. Even at some two and a half million   
      light-years distant, this immense spiral galaxy -- spanning over   
      200,000 light years -- is visible, although as a faint, nebulous cloud   
      in the constellation Andromeda. A bright yellow nucleus, dark winding   
      dust lanes, and expansive spiral arms dotted with blue star clusters   
      and red nebulae, are recorded in this stunning telescopic image which   
      combines data from orbiting Hubble with ground-based images from Subaru   
      and Mayall. In only about 5 billion years, the Andromeda galaxy may be   
      even easier to see -- as it will likely span the entire night sky --   
      just before it merges with, or passes right by, our Milky Way Galaxy.   
      
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