Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

Astrophotography

Andromeda galaxy is the closest major galaxy to our own, Milky Way, at 2.5 million light years away and is much larger than our galaxy with double the number of stars (~1 trillion); It is approaching our galaxy at 110 km/s and will merge with the Milky Way in 4-5 billion years. At the core of Andromeda is a supermassive black hole surrounded by young stars.