The constellation Andromeda the Chained Lady is most famous for containing M31, the Andromeda galaxy, the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
On November 11, 2025, the severe geomagnetic storm produced weird aurora blobs along with the traditional aurora. These blobs were rare proton auroras.
Pegasus the Flying Horse is the 7th largest constellation. It dominates fall skies in the Northern Hemisphere and has a famous asterism called the Great Square.
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