With a 6-inch telescope what is the Andromeda Galaxy supposed to look like?

Subject: With a 6-inch telescope what is the Andromeda Galaxy supposed to look like?

Date: Tue Oct 7 21:26:48 2003
Posted by Yurissa
Grade level: 7-9 School: St.Joseph
City: Hamilton State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1065580008.As

Message:


The reason I am asking this question is because I was looking through my 6-
inch Dobsonian mounted Newtonian reflector and I spotted a big fuzzy object. I 
had been looking for the Andromeda Galaxy ( I had followed a star chart) and I 
came across that big fuzzy object. I wasn't sure if it was M31 because I had 
never seen a galaxy through my telescope before. So, if you could tell me if a 
galaxy should look like that or if it was another celestial object, I'd 
appreciate it! Thank-You! Bye!

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