UNAWE Space Scoop - A Fossil Galaxy in the Outskirts of Andromeda

http://www.spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2211/a-fossil-galaxy-in-the-outskirts-of-andromeda/ An international team of astronomers found a dwarf galaxy in the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, located over 2.5 million light-years from us. However, the ultra-faint dwarf galaxy, now called Pegasus V, was first spotted by a very attentive amateur astronomer Giuseppe Donatiello, of UAI, the Unione Astrofili Italiani.   The UAI translates as the Union of Italian Amateur Astronomers, and its members are both amateur and professional astronomers. He was looking at an image from the DESI Legacy Imaging Survey, which is done to find targets of interest for DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.   Link to the scientific paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.09068   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].