<p>Your guess was correct. It is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy">Andromeda Galaxy, M31</a>.</p>

<p>Here is a map of the part of the sky near zenith at the place and time you provided: <a href="http://www.skymaponline.net/view.aspx?r=4556&amp;x=4454&amp;y=4666&amp;lat=47.2492935&amp;long=38.8201646&amp;time=20131123170000&amp;rotation=90&amp;w=1300&amp;h=800&amp;gmtoffset=60&amp;loc=Taganrog,%20Russia&amp;id=7e9537b31b">Sky map for Taganrog, Russia on 11/23/2013 5:00:00 PM UTC</a>. Even the rotation is small. The sky map is rotated approximately 30° counter clockwise relative to the photo. You were approximately facing south when taking it.
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/la0PF.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>On your picture there is a part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_%28constellation%29">Andromeda constellation</a>. I will use only a small bottom part of your picture (below the imaginary horizontal line going through M31) to identify the constellation.</p>

<ul>
<li>The bright star to the left of M31, very close to the edge is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_Andromedae">μ Andromedae</a> (marked <code>37 μ And</code> on the sky map). It is the star between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Andromedae">Mirach</a> (out of photo) and M31.</li>
<li>On the bottom of the right part of the photograph you see three stars on a imaginary vertical line: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi_Andromedae">ψ</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_Andromedae">κ</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota_Andromedae">ι</a> Andromedae.</li>
<li>Between ψ and κ, to the right there is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Andromedae">λ Andromedae</a> (marked <code>16 λ And</code> and connected with μ on the sky map).</li>
</ul>

<p>The bottom of the three stars in the upper-left corner of your photo is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Andromedae">φ Andromedae</a> (connected by the vertical line with <code>37 μ And</code> on the sky map).</p>

<p>The <code>1 ο And</code> on the sky map is not on your photo.</p>

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2013-11-25T22:14:34.847Z
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<p>What object is in this photo?</p>

<p>View coordinates: $47.25103 \ \ 38.81697$</p>

<p>Time: $2013$-$11$-$23 ~21$:$00 +4 ~UTC$</p>

<p>Sony $A580, \ 50mm f/1.4 15"$</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KMF67.jpg" alt="M31 Andromeda Galaxy"></p>

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It's no night clubs with lasers or strong LED lights. Can this be M31?
George
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Camera lay lens up and looked on the zenith.
George
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http://nightskyinfocus.com/2013/04/08/andromeda-galaxy-wide-field-november-11-2012/
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What is the object in this photo?
George
# What is the object in this photo?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-24)

What object is in this photo?

View coordinates: $47.25103 \ \ 38.81697$

Time: $2013$-$11$-$23 ~21$:$00 +4 ~UTC$

Sony $A580, \ 50mm f/1.4 15"$

![M31 Andromeda Galaxy](https://i.sstatic.net/KMF67.jpg)

**Tags:** amateur-observing, observational-astronomy, photography
> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It's no night clubs with lasers or strong LED lights. Can this be M31?  
> **username_0**: Camera lay lens up and looked on the zenith.  
> **username_0**: http://nightskyinfocus.com/2013/04/08/andromeda-galaxy-wide-field-november-11-2012/  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-25. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

Your guess was correct. It is the [Andromeda Galaxy, M31](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy).

Here is a map of the part of the sky near zenith at the place and time you provided: [Sky map for Taganrog, Russia on 11/23/2013 5:00:00 PM UTC](http://www.skymaponline.net/view.aspx?r=4556&x=4454&y=4666&lat=47.2492935&long=38.8201646&time=20131123170000&rotation=90&w=1300&h=800&gmtoffset=60&loc=Taganrog,%20Russia&id=7e9537b31b). Even the rotation is small. The sky map is rotated approximately 30° counter clockwise relative to the photo. You were approximately facing south when taking it.
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/la0PF.png)

On your picture there is a part of the [Andromeda constellation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_%28constellation%29). I will use only a small bottom part of your picture (below the imaginary horizontal line going through M31) to identify the constellation.

* The bright star to the left of M31, very close to the edge is [μ Andromedae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_Andromedae) (marked `37 μ And` on the sky map). It is the star between [Mirach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Andromedae) (out of photo) and M31.
* On the bottom of the right part of the photograph you see three stars on a imaginary vertical line: [ψ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi_Andromedae), [κ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_Andromedae) and [ι](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota_Andromedae) Andromedae.
* Between ψ and κ, to the right there is [λ Andromedae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Andromedae) (marked `16 λ And` and connected with μ on the sky map).

The bottom of the three stars in the upper-left corner of your photo is [φ Andromedae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Andromedae) (connected by the vertical line with `37 μ And` on the sky map).

The `1 ο And` on the sky map is not on your photo.


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