Friday, October 16, 2009

most distant object

The most distant object that is readily visible to human eyes stands almost directly overhead late this evening. The Andromeda galaxy looks like a faint, fuzzy blob. It is the combined glow of hundreds of billions of stars that are about 2.5 million light-years away.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill

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