Star Hopping
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Finding M31 continued...
Move northeast approximately 7° (seven fields of view). There
you will find two stars of equal brightness—Delta (
δ
) and Pi (
π
)
Andromeda— about 3° apart.
Continue in the same direction another 8°. There you will find
two stars—Beta (
β
) and Mu (
µ
) Andromedae—also about 3°
apart.
Move 3° northwest— the same distance between the two stars—
to the Andromeda galaxy.
Star hopping to the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is a snap, since all the
stars needed to do so are visible to the naked eye. Using this
technique you can locate many objects in the sky.
NGC752
ANDROMEDA
GREAT NEBULA
M31
M32
CA
N
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