Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]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
     [2]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: [3]Dzmitry Kananovich

   Explanation: Have you ever seen the Andromeda galaxy? Although [4]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 [5]see directly. The [6]featured image captured
   [7]Andromeda just before it set behind the [8]Swiss [9]Alps early last
   year. As cool as it may be to see this [10]neighboring galaxy to our
   [11]Milky Way with your own eyes, long duration camera exposures can
   pick up many [12]faint and [13]breathtaking details. The [14]image is
   composite of foreground and background images taken [15]consecutively
   with the same camera and from the same location. Recent data indicate
   that our [16]Milky Way Galaxy [17]will collide and coalesce with
   Andromeda galaxy in a few billion years.

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