Any astonomers out there?

[Lendri]

Can anyone identify the object in the red circle? I can't for the life of me think of what it is. I thought it might be Eta Carinae but it's the wrong shape, and I'm not sure it's visible from Earth/Sol.

 

[adoredtv]

Andromeda Galaxy.

The other one (just out of shot to the south west) that looks more like a whirlpool is the Triangulum Galaxy, and the two clouds next to each other are the Magellanic Clouds.

 

[capt_carl]

I've seen that myself and wondered.

 

[Lendri]

Andromeda Galaxy.

The other one (just out of shot to the south west) that looks more like a whirlpool is the Triangulum Galaxy, and the two clouds next to each other are the Magellanic Clouds.

Ah. I'd spotted the Magellanic Clouds. Was confused about Andromeda because it doesn't look like I expected - I suppose because it's depicted in-game with optical light only, whereas most pics I've seen are false-colour infrared and x-ray mixed in with optical. Thank you very much, mystery solved.

 

[Lendri]

incidentally I scrolled over to the Orion Nebula in the Galaxy Map and was blown away by the proximity of all the stars, and how many there were hanging out in the stellar nursery there. I have to visit! Maybe one day...