The Andromeda constellation is located in the sky of the northern hemisphere, between Cassiopeia and the Pegasus. This constellation is a large constellation, with three main stars with magnitude 2.1
This constellation is named after the beautiful princess who was chained to a rock on the seashore to await the arrival of a monster. Though fortunately for her the dauntless hero Perseus arrived first.
The Andromeda galaxy is the closest big galaxy to our own galaxy at just 2.5 million light-years away.
Read moreTechnically you don't need any equipment at all to see Andromeda! However, to see the fainter stars in the constellation, especially from a light-polluted location would require a good pair of binoculars.