This is a photo of the Andromeda Galaxy

Its technical designation is M-31

If you can read this, you don't need glasses

The Andromeda Galaxy lies about 2.5 million light years, (or 14,706,737,646,475,000,000 miles), away.
It's the closest galaxy to ours!

Links to astronomical sites:

Astronomy Picture of the Day
HubbleSite - Hubble Showcase

Page created by Brendan Kaswell.