Journey to the Andromeda Galaxy [4K]
The Andromeda Galaxy is our massive galactic neighbour, a spiral galaxy more than double the size of the Milky Way. In this video, we will be taking a journey, from this galaxy's ancient history, right up to its remote future- using the latest and most beautiful images to know our cosmic neighbour like never before. This is our journey to the Andromeda Galaxy...
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- Background Information: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/andromeda-galaxy-closest-spiral-to-milky-way/
- The Great Debate: http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr16/en/proj/advanced/galaxies/galaxieshome.aspx
- Heber Curtis on Spiral Nebulae: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/132128
- Andromeda's Enormous Halo: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/hubble-maps-giant-halo-around-andromeda-galaxy
- Recent Discoveries in Andromeda: https://www.space.com/15590-andromeda-galaxy-m31.html
- Stars, Clusters & Clouds in Andromeda: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/explore-night-bob-king/see-stars-andromeda-galaxy/
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Historical Observations of Andromeda
5:25 The Great Debate
8:12 Modern Efforts to Study Andromeda
9:36 Road to Andromeda
14:00 Andromeda's Satellites
17:48 Inside the Andromeda Galaxy
21:07 Worlds Inside Andromeda
22:51 Black Holes in Andromeda
25:00 Andromeda's Blueshift
27:32 Collision with the Milky Way
31:07 Milkomeda
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