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Messier 33

At a distance of 2.5 million light years from earth, the Andromeda Galaxy is the most distant object humans can see with the naked eye.

In 4 billion years, NASA believes Andromeda will collide with our Milky Way. Astrophysical Journal research shows that the outer gases of Andromeda and Milky way are already touching.

A grand design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, M81 is about 12 million light years away.

12-15,000 Light Years from earth. About 30 Light years across.

Located about 5,000 light years away in the constellation Gemni, IC 443, The Jellyfish Nebula, is thought to be a supernova remnant that occured about 35,000 years ago.

Ha gas cloud in Sagittarius. Discovered approximately 1654 by Giovanni Hodierna.