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There's so much more to Andromeda than its eponymous galaxy. Here's a list of other targets to observe in the Princess.
The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda galaxy.(Image credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Weisz; Processing: Gladys Kober) ...
Andromeda and Pegasus are sometimes tricky to recognize, particularly if you have no one to point them out to you. However, they are large and bright, so they become familiar friends after awhile.
I often drag out the amazing fact that the Andromeda Galaxy, that faint fuzzy blob just off the corner of the Square of Pegasus, is heading straight for us! Of course I continue to tell people it ...
To find the Andromeda Galaxy, first locate the Great Square of Pegasus — a landmark of the autumn sky. Then, focus binoculars on the bright star Alpheratz, which is at the upper left corner of ...
A couple of weeks ago in this Skywatch column, I featured the constellations Pegasus the Winged Horse and Andromeda the Princess — which are literally linked together. The main part of Pegasus ...
And, of course, Perseus and Andromeda lived happily ever after. In myth, their descendants became a mighty civilisation in the Middle East: taking their name from their famous ancestor Perseus ...