Andromeda: Cosmic Background Notes

Hi Friends,

Our episode on the astronomy of the constellation Andromeda is now available! 

As mentioned in the episode, there is a lot of info out there on our galactic neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, so if you want to deep-dive here are some more sources we enjoyed: 

• Dr. Moiya McTier's Autobiography of our Galaxy: The Milky Way 
  • Highly recommend! Here's a link: https://www.moiyamctier.com/the-milky-way
• A couple NASA links: 
  • https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/andromeda-galaxy-vibaj/
  • https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-31/
• Zoomable ESA picture: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1502a/zoomable/
• PBS feature: https://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/astronomy-topics/andromeda-galaxy.html

Also, an audio note, the first minute or so of this episode Jordan sounds like she's underwater... was she underwater? UNCLEAR. It does clear up after the 1-2 min mark, and we appreciate your understanding that we're definitely (obviously?) not audio engineering/production experts. We'll keep trying our best to prevent such snafus :)

 
With love,
​Kit & Jordan