Difference between revisions of "Andromeda galaxy"

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The Andromeda Galaxy is a Spiral Galaxy similar to the Milky Way, and situated within the same Galactic Cluster.

It is situated about 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way.Template:Fact-scientific

Revision as of 04:49, April 28, 2007 (view source) AmesG (talk \| contribs) ← Older edit		Revision as of 20:18, May 10, 2007 (view source) Suricou (talk \| contribs) (It does not 'appear to be' 2.5 million light years away. Its distance has been determined by three completly independant methods, and they all say 2.5 million light years.) Newer edit →
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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, giving rise to the [[starlight problem]]. It is on a collision course with the Milky Way.{{fact-scientific}} Luckily, since galaxies are mostly empty space, galactic collision damage is fairly low.{{fact-scientific}}	+	It is situated about 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way.{{fact-scientific}}