Samanyolu galaksimize en yakın sarmal gökada Andromeda'dır. Andromeda 2 milyondan fazla ışık yılı uzaklıktadır. Onun orta çıkıntısı ve spiral kolları 15 derecelik açıyla bize doğru eğiktir.
- The spiral galaxy closest to our Milky Way galaxy is Andromeda. Andromeda is over 2 million light-years away. Its central bulge and spiral arms are tilted toward us at a 15 degree angle.
The wind actually stirred the cloth on the chest of drawers, and let in a little light, so that the sharp edge of the chest of drawers was visible, running straight up, until a white shape bulged out; and a silver streak showed in the looking-glass.