Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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Hubble's Variable Star M31-V1 - "The Star that Changed the Universe", G400
Hubble's Variable Star M31-V1 - "The Star that Changed the Universe"
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Hubble's Variable Star M31-V1 - "The Star that Changed the Universe"

Revision title: VdS Journal #89 p. 33 & 34 - Q2 2024

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With this Variable Star Edwin Hubble was able to determine the distance from "us" and hence to show that this nebula was not part of our own Milky Way but a galaxy of its own.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-views-the-star-that-changed-the-universe
https://www.bav-astro.eu/rb/rb2019-1/14.pdf

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Title: VdS Journal #89 p. 33 & 34 - Q2 2024

Description: The photo was taken in autumn 2023 and was published in the Q2 2024 issue of the VdS Journal (vol 89, p. 33 & 34) here in Germany (VdS - Vereinigung der Sternfreunde).

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Hubble's Variable Star M31-V1 - "The Star that Changed the Universe", G400