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In La Vanguardia Readers' Photos I show the Andromeda galaxy and a γ-Normid star, a meteor shower that reached its maximum yesterday, March 14, and today, March 15.
It is an image captured last night in Vic, in the Osona region. The large spiral galaxy Andromeda has a galactic halo 220,000 light years in diameter.
The Andromeda Galaxy is visible to the naked eye as a diffuse spot in the night sky. It is 2.5 million light years in the direction of the Andromeda constellation. It is also known as Spiral Galaxy M31, Messier 31 or NGC 224. And it is a spiral galaxy.
The Gamma-Normids or γ-Normids are a meteor shower in the Constellation Square. The phenomenon can be observed between February 25 and March 22.
The Gamma-Normids are named for their proximity to the gamma star in the Norma constellation. Its discoverer was Ronald A. McIntosh in 1929.
