Scheduled air date: 2000 Oct 30-05
High overhead at this time of year, the constellation Pegasus—a
mythological winged horse—can be seen in the evening sky. And located
about half-way between the Great Square of Pegasus and the smaller constellation
of Cassiopiea (the red "M" pattern above), is the Andromeda Galaxy.
(Shown about 8:00pm the first week of November for mid-Northern latitudes.)
At a distance of 2.5 million light years, the Andromeda Galaxy—also known as
M31—is the farthest object visible to the unaided eye.
(North is toward the bottom in both images.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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