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If the Andromeda Galaxy was Brighter

(Andromeda's nucleus can be seen with the unaided eye)

 

 

Due to its low surface brightness, Andromeda's great size is not evident.  Superimposing the Moon picture on the M31 picture at the same scale rather dramatizes the point.

REU program, N.A.Sharp/NOAO/AURA/NSF

 

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