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I've never seen Andromeda, even when I was in a deep dark sky area and could remember where to look. This [1] NASA picture of the day shows, enhanced to be visible, just how big it actually is in the night sky.

[1] https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201125.html

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The first time I imaged Andromeda was a total accident. I was shooting a timelapse with a wide angle, and I kept seeing this fuzzy patch in the images. It was one of those “oh neat” moments.

I'm still having a hard time: It's difficult to tell the camera FOV.

I looked it up: it's 1/4 of a degree. The sun and moon are each 1/2 a degree.

So, Andromeda appears half (diameter) of the sun or moon.

That is not accurate -- the Andromeda Galaxy is over 3 degrees wide. About 6 full moons.

Thanks for the correction!

And getting bigger, as it is moving toward us on a collision course.

Did you ask an AI?

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