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This is our sister galaxy, which is "only" two million lightyears away.
The shiny. distinct stars surrounding Andromeda's spiral disk are actually ptart of our own Milky Way galaxy.
Reminder: ONE lightyear equals nearly SIX trillion miles - that is a "6" with 12 zeros
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Dr. Gaby Divay
Senior Scholar, Archives & Special Collections
208A Bldg Dafoe - University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
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Phone: (204) 832 2179 ; gd's eMail
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