This week’s naked-eye object is the constellation Canis Major. This star pattern lies ... This week’s large telescope target is the Dusty Hand Galaxy. Astronomers refer to this object as ...
The closest known galaxy to Earth is the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, at 25,000 light years from the Sun. The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy is the next closest, at 70,000 light years from the Sun.