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(New page: The '''Andromeda Galaxy''' is a Spiral Galaxy similar to the Milky Way, and situated within the same Galactic Cluster. It appears to be situated about 2.5 million light years ...) |
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The '''Andromeda Galaxy''' is a [[Spiral Galaxy]] similar to the [[Milky Way]], and situated within the same [[Galactic Cluster]]. | The '''Andromeda Galaxy''' is a [[Spiral Galaxy]] similar to the [[Milky Way]], and situated within the same [[Galactic Cluster]]. | ||
| − | It appears to be situated about 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way, meaning that the light from it that we see now must have left about 2.5 million years ago | + | It appears to be situated about 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way, meaning that the light from it that we see now must have left about 2.5 million years ago, giving rise to the [[starlight problem]]. |
Revision as of 03:42, April 28, 2007
The Andromeda Galaxy is a Spiral Galaxy similar to the Milky Way, and situated within the same Galactic Cluster.
It appears to be situated about 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way, meaning that the light from it that we see now must have left about 2.5 million years ago, giving rise to the starlight problem.