Astronomy Picture of the Day · Topic
Andromeda Galaxy
168 entries from July 24, 1995 to October 23, 2026. Entries that mention the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) or the Andromeda constellation.
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October 23, 2026 Andromeda in Southern Spring
Lucy Yunxi Hu
September 27, 2026 Andromeda Before Photoshop
Kees Scherer
September 18, 2026 Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
George Chatzifrantzis
June 3, 2026 Andromeda Through Gas and Dust
Image Credit & Copyright: Nick Fritz Text: Keighley Rockcliffe ( NASA GSFC , UMBC CSST , CRESST II )
May 14, 2026 Messier Catalog at Uniform Scale
Image Credit: Sylvain Villet Text: Cecilia Chirenti ( NASA GSFC , UMCP , CRESST II )
February 13, 2026 NGC 147 and NGC 185
Image Credit & Copyright: Chuck Ayoub
December 16, 2025 Andromeda and Sprites over Australia
Image Credit & Copyright: JJ Rao
November 15, 2025 Andromeda and Friends
Image Credit & Copyright: Piotr Czerski
September 10, 2025 The Great Lacerta Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Ian Moehring & Kevin Roylance
August 6, 2025 Meteor before Galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich
August 4, 2025 Blue Arcs Toward Andromeda
Image Credit & Copyright: Ogle et al .
June 3, 2025 Rainbow Airglow over the Azores
Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro ( TWAN ); Rollover Annotation: Judy SchmidtThumbnails are loaded from their original addresses. Images remain the property of the credited creators.
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2026 (6)
- Oct 23 Andromeda in Southern Spring
- Sep 27 Andromeda Before Photoshop
- Sep 18 Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
- Jun 3 Andromeda Through Gas and Dust
- May 14 Messier Catalog at Uniform Scale
- Feb 13 NGC 147 and NGC 185
2025 (8)
- Dec 16 Andromeda and Sprites over Australia
- Nov 15 Andromeda and Friends
- Sep 10 The Great Lacerta Nebula
- Aug 6 Meteor before Galaxy
- Aug 4 Blue Arcs Toward Andromeda
- Jun 3 Rainbow Airglow over the Azores
- Feb 21 Hubble's Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic
- Jan 9 Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273
2024 (5)
2023 (7)
2022 (9)
- Nov 3 M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
- Oct 24 Clouds Around Galaxy Andromeda
- Oct 21 Andromeda in Southern Skies
- Sep 14 Waves of the Great Lacerta Nebula
- Aug 7 Meteor before Galaxy
- Jul 11 Andromeda over the Sahara Desert
- Jun 6 Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending
- May 23 The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda
- Jan 19 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
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2021 (9)
- Nov 12 M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
- Nov 6 The Galaxy Between Two Friends
- Nov 4 NGC 147 and NGC 185
- Sep 8 The Deep Sky Toward Andromeda
- Sep 7 NGC 520: Colliding Galaxies from Hubble
- Aug 14 Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
- Jul 18 The Andromeda Galaxy in Ultraviolet
- Jun 25 Andromeda in a Single Shot
- Apr 18 Rainbow Airglow over the Azores
2020 (8)
- Nov 25 Andromeda over Patagonia
- Oct 13 Mars, Pleiades, and Andromeda over Stone Lions
- Sep 25 Moon over Andromeda
- Sep 3 A Halo for Andromeda
- Apr 30 Andromeda Island Universe
- Apr 26 Edwin Hubble Discovers the Universe
- Mar 27 A Little Drop of Galaxy
- Mar 26 Andromeda Station
2019 (4)
- Dec 31 M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
- Oct 14 Andromeda before Photoshop
- Sep 9 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Feb 23 The Stars of the Triangulum Galaxy
2018 (4)
- Dec 17 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Sep 27 M33: Triangulum Galaxy
- Aug 12 Meteor before Galaxy
- Jan 8 Clouds of Andromeda
2017 (5)
- Nov 30 M33: Triangulum Galaxy
- Nov 2 NGC 891 vs Abell 347
- Mar 3 Sivan 2 to M31
- Jan 12 Edge-On NGC 891
- Jan 4 Clouds of Andromeda
2016 (7)
- Dec 27 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Nov 12 NGC 891 vs Abell 347
- Sep 17 M33: Triangulum Galaxy
- Aug 17 Meteor before Galaxy
- Apr 19 Andromeda on the Rocks
- Mar 22 Rainbow Airglow over the Azores
- Jan 7 High Energy Andromeda
2015 (5)
- Sep 26 M31 versus M33
- Aug 30 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Aug 17 Andromeda Rising over the Alps
- Jul 24 Ultraviolet Rings of M31
- Jan 6 100 Million Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy
2014 (4)
2013 (8)
- Sep 27 Andromeda on the Rocks
- Sep 26 M31 versus M33
- Aug 1 Moon Over Andromeda
- Jun 26 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- May 17 The Waterfall and the World at Night
- Apr 5 Comet of the North
- Apr 3 Comet PANSTARRS and the Andromeda Galaxy
- Feb 2 Herschel's Andromeda
2012 (4)
2011 (4)
- Sep 22 Arp 272
- Jul 1 VAR!
- Feb 21 Milky Way Over Switzerland
- Jan 20 The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda
2010 (6)
- Dec 3 M33: Triangulum Galaxy
- Nov 16 Atoms-for-Peace Galaxy Collision
- Oct 27 Ultraviolet Andromeda
- Jul 23 Messier 76
- Feb 19 WISE Infrared Andromeda
- Jan 9 Andromeda Island Universe
2009 (2)
- Sep 17 Ultraviolet Andromeda
- May 10 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
2008 (4)
- Sep 13 M33: Triangulum Galaxy
- Sep 9 M110: Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
- Apr 30 Arp 272
- Jan 24 Andromeda Island Universe
2007 (2)
- Jul 21 Infrared Andromeda
- May 29 Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 from Hubble
2006 (6)
- Dec 28 Moon Over Andromeda
- Nov 26 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Nov 2 Messier 76
- Sep 14 M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
- Aug 13 The Comet and the Galaxy
- Jun 9 Infrared Andromeda
2005 (3)
- Dec 22 Andromeda Island Universe
- Oct 20 The Andromeda Galaxy in Infrared
- Sep 12 The Colliding Galaxies of NGC 520
2004 (5)
- Dec 27 Andromeda's Core
- Dec 14 Nearby Spiral M33
- Jul 18 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Apr 27 Comet Bradfield Rising
- Jan 31 A Galaxy is not a Comet
2003 (6)
- Dec 22 The Andromeda Galaxy from GALEX
- Sep 24 M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
- Aug 25 The Northern Milky Way
- Aug 2 Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
- Jul 27 The Aquarius Dwarf
- May 19 The Andromeda Deep Field
2002 (7)
- Dec 2 Nearby Spiral M33
- Oct 21 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Aug 23 Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
- Jul 21 Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
- May 18 Andromeda Island Universe
- Apr 12 A Galaxy is not a Comet
- Apr 4 Ikeya-Zhang: Comet Over Colorado
2001 (2)
- Sep 27 Elements of Nearby Spiral M33
- Sep 17 Southwest Andromeda
2000 (3)
1999 (8)
- Nov 14 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Nov 3 M32: Blue Stars in an Elliptical Galaxy
- Oct 3 Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Leo I
- Apr 22 Where is Upsilon Andromedae?
- Apr 12 Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
- Apr 2 Stars of NGC 206
- Mar 14 The Comet and the Galaxy
- Jan 22 Pegasus dSph: Little Galaxy of the Local Group
1998 (2)
- Oct 17 A Giant Globular Cluster in M31
- Jul 21 Nearby Spiral M33
1997 (4)
- Nov 25 The Comet and the Galaxy
- Nov 1 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Apr 1 Hale-Bopp and Andromeda
- Feb 20 Comet Hale-Bopp and the Dumbbell Nebula
1996 (9)
- Oct 11 The Double Nucleus of M31
- Oct 9 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
- Jul 8 M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
- May 19 Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Leo I
- Apr 26 A Giant Globular Cluster in M31
- Apr 6 Andromeda Nebula: Var!
- Feb 20 ASCA X-Ray Observatory
- Jan 8 Local Group Galaxy NGC 205
- Jan 6 Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy M32
1995 (2)
- Dec 31 The X-ray Sources of M31
- Jul 24 M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
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