Taken at the same angular scale using TV127 at different exposure time to show how big the size of M31 compared to almost full moon.
Btw, forget the idea of viewing this moon and Andromeda conjunction from the eyepiece as the glare from the moon will kill-off the M31 from the view.
APOD: Andromeda and Moon - Same Scale
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thanks for sharing, arief. its pretty amazing if you put this in perspective.
Look at the sky and actually andromeda is so big but naked eye you just see the core which is roughly the same size as the moon...
Look at the sky and actually andromeda is so big but naked eye you just see the core which is roughly the same size as the moon...
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