The Andromeda Galaxy

To see most galaxies you need at least a small telescope.But you can see the enormous Andromeda Galaxy or Messier31 with your own eyes if you know were to look. The Andromeda Galaxy is located in the Andromeda constellation.Andromeda is the largest galaxy in the local group which includes the Milky Way, The Triangulum and dozens of smaller ones. The Andromeda Galaxy has 700 billion solar masses. Our Milky Way is only 80% the mass of Andromeda. The Andromeda Galaxy was first observed by persian astronomers. thousands of years ago.