a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye

david smith of michigan wrote, what is the easiest way to find the andromeda galaxy at this time of year?

密歇根州的大卫史密斯写到：一年中这个时候最容易找到仙女做的方法是什么呢？

the most distant object you can see with your naked eye is the andromeda galaxy and even that is about 2.3 million light-years away, which means you see it as it was 2.3 million years ago.

你用肉眼所能看到的最远的星系是仙女座，但即便肉眼可见，那也已是230万光年以前的仙女座，即你所看到的，是它230万光年以前的样子。

the andromeda galaxy burns like a blazing whirlpool in the most detailed infrared picture yet of our nearest full-size galactic neighbor, released wednesday.

仙女座星云------银河中距离地球最近的星云------在大多数精细的远红外线照片中犹如一个燃烧的漩涡，发表于星期三。

the andromeda galaxy m31, which is about . 5 million light years from earth in the constellation andromeda.

仙座星云m31，间隔地球大约两百五十万光年。当然它位于仙座。

the vast andromeda galaxy appears to have expanded by digesting stars from other galaxies, research has shown.

研究发现，巨大的仙女座星云通过侵蚀其他星系的星体来扩张。

the great andromeda galaxy owes a bit of its beauty to a dalliance with another galaxy billions of years ago, according to new data gathered with nasa「s orbiting hubble space telescope.

根据美国国家航空和宇宙航行局轨道运行哈勃太空望远镜新收集的数据，大仙女星座的美丽少许源自亿年前与另一星系的嬉戏。

the colliding antenna galaxies, a hyperkinetic smashup in space, may approximate what will happen when the milky way and the andromeda galaxy collide in about 2.5 billion years.

碰撞中的触角星系，太空中的高动力碰撞，在未来25亿年间银河系与仙女星系如果发生碰撞，也有可能产生此现象。

if you can」t see the andromeda galaxy with the unaided eye, try binoculars.

如果你用肉眼看不到仙女座星系的话，试试望远镜。

in fact, the nearby large spiral andromeda galaxy is known to be some 2 million light-years away and approaching the milky way.

实际上，我们已经知道我们附近的仙女座大型螺旋星系大约距离有200万光年之遥，并且正在靠近银河系。

i learned to find the andromeda galaxy by 「star-hopping」 from the star alpheratz in great square to the two stars marked here – first mirach, then mu andromedae.

我曾经学过用「星星跳跃式」从大广场的壁宿星跳到这里标记的两颗星——奎宿九星和穆仙女座。

for starters, try scanning for the andromeda galaxy with the unaided eye or binoculars.

对于初学者，可以尝试用肉眼或者双眼望远镜来寻找仙女座星系。

the andromeda galaxy in all its glory.

壮丽的仙女星系。

m31 andromeda galaxy (ngc 224) by terry hancock. m31 is a spiral galaxy around 2.5m light years from earth in the constellation andromeda.

m31仙女座星系 (也称ngc224) m31是一螺旋星系，位于仙女座，距地球250万光年。

the vast andromeda galaxy appears to have expanded by digesting stars from other galaxies, research has shown.

研究显示，广阔的仙女座星云通过侵蚀其它星系的空间，看起来扩大了。

in the first study, the erratic, unpredictable behavior of the supermassive black hole within the andromeda galaxy puzzled researchers studying it.

在第一项研究中，仙女座星系内特大质量黑洞的这种不稳定的，变幻莫测的表现让所有科研人员感到困惑。