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Messier 31

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The Andromeda 'Family' of Galaxies

CALDWELL: 17, 18
MESSIER: 31, 32, 110
NGC: 147, 185, 205, 221, 224
OTHER: IC 10, And I, And II, And III, And V, And IX, And X
By NBAS | Sep 24, 2026

Surrounding M 31 is a set of satellite galaxies spread out over a whole part of the Fall skies.

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Late Summer Observations

MESSIER: 31
NGC: 6027, 7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319, 7320, 7320C
OTHER: Hickson 79, Hickson 92
PLANETS: Venus
By NBAS | Sep 16, 2026

NBAS members enjoy the late-Summer skies

What's Up in the Sky!

Fall 2026 Preview: The Best Easy-Access Sky Objects

STARS: Albireo, Almach, Achird
CALDWELL: 14, 15, 22, 23
MESSIER: 45, 31, 33, 2
NGC: 869, 884, 7662, 6826, 891, 1502
OTHER: Kemble's Cascade
By Bob Donahue | Aug 20, 2026

A buffet of the best fall targets for naked eye, binoculars, and small telescopes -- no deep dive required, just go outside and look up.

A Wider View

Identifying Clusters in the Andromeda Galaxy

MESSIER: 31, 32, 110
NGC: 206, 224
By Bob Donahue | Apr 23, 2026

Finding DSOs in DSOs

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Constellation Highlights

Andromeda

STARS: Almach
CALDWELL: 22, 23, 28
MESSIER: 31, 32, 110
NGC: 206, 752, 891, 7662
By NBAS Staff | Oct 4, 2023

All about this Fall constellation, and the most famous galaxy