Sky Tonight—January 31, Star-hop from Great Square of Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
On a dark night, the Andromeda galaxy looks like a faint, blurry patch of light.
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On a dark night, the Andromeda galaxy looks like a faint, blurry patch of light.
If you need some help finding the Andromeda galaxy, there are a couple of different ways to use neighboring constellations to find it.
I learned to find the Andromeda galaxy by star-hopping from the Great Square to the two stars marked here – first Mirach, then Mu Andromedae.
The Great Square of Pegasus sparkles over your eastern horizon at early to mid evening.