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Keywords: Andromeda galaxy, distance, cepheid
![Звезды NGC 206](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/07/29/0001207409/ngc206_direct_big.preview.jpg)
2.04.1999
Nestled within the dusty arms of the large spiral galaxy Andromeda (M31), the star cluster NGC 206 is one of the largest star forming regions known in our local group of galaxies. The beautiful...
![Полярная звезда](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2006/11/12/0001217697/polaris_pacholka_big.preview.jpg)
6.10.1999
Polaris is quite an unusual star. First, Polaris is the nearest bright star to the north spin axis of the Earth. Therefore, as the Earth turns, stars appear to rotate around Polaris, making it the North Star.
![Туманность Андромеды в инфракрасном свете](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2007/07/22/0001222823/m31-irac_cx38.preview.jpg)
21.07.2007
This wide, detailed Spitzer Space Telescope view features infrared light from dust (red) and old stars (blue) in Andromeda, a massive spiral galaxy a mere 2.5 million light-years away. In fact, with over twice the diameter of our own Milky Way, Andromeda is the largest nearby galaxy.
![Инфракрасная Андромеда](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2006/06/09/0001214426/m31-irac_cx38.preview.jpg)
9.06.2006
This wide, detailed Spitzer Space Telescope view features infrared light from dust (red) and old stars (blue) in Andromeda, a massive spiral galaxy a mere 2.5 million light-years away. In fact, with over twice the diameter of our own Milky Way, Andromeda is the largest nearby galaxy.
![К Солнцу](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/08/14/0001199199/eithe_981211_big.preview.gif)
12.12.1998
How long would it take to drive to the Sun? Brittany, age 7, and D.J., age 12, ponder this question over dinner one evening. James, also age 7, suggests taking a really fast racing car while Christopher, age 4, eagerly agrees.
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