2020 November 25 - Andromeda over Patagonia
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2020-11-25

In today's image, we see the Andromeda Galaxy. This is the nearest large spiral galaxy to our Milky Way and is about 2.5 million light years away. Andromeda and the Milky Way are on a collision course and will collide and combine into a single galaxy billions of years from now. 

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