<p>Andromeda galaxy is inclined at about 77 degrees to us (where 90 degrees would be edge on) which makes it hard to reconstruct how it would look from 0 degrees.  However there are various &quot;artistic interpretations&quot;</p>
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<p>I found this one as part of the <a href="https://se-database.fandom.com/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy?file=Andromeda.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Space Engine planetary Database Wiki</a> page of about the Andromeda galaxy.  It doesn't claim to be a &quot;scientific&quot; reconstruction, but it might suffice for your needs.</p>

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I don't see the bar or the 10-kpc ring, so I'd say "not very scientific"...
Peter Erwin
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James K
<p>Previous answers are good. The thing is, Andromeda should be just very similar to the Milky Way is terms of its overall appearance so I guess you could use just whatever face-on representation of a late-type massive spiral galaxy you can find. Note that we have less info about the Milky Way's overall appearance than for Andromeda since we are inside of it. Maybe I would just get something from hydrodynamical cosmological galaxy-formation simulations like FIRE, Illustris, or EAGLE. Here are examples from FIRE and EAGLE simulations.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/psDN31fg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/psDN31fg.png" alt="FIRE" /></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/51K2lvhH.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/51K2lvhH.png" alt="EAGLE" /></a></p>

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guilimberg
<p>I'm looking to make a digital model of the local group of galaxies and I can't find a good representation of the Andromeda galaxy from a top-down view.</p>

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how good is "good",  google find various "artistic interpretations" https://se-database.fandom.com/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy?file=Andromeda.jpg
James K
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@JamesK that should work
warcrimeswilly
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Another option would be to use any of the AI image generators.
Greg Miller
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Does anybody know of a top down map of andromeda in the style of existing (artistic) milky way maps?
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# Does anybody know of a top down map of andromeda in the style of existing (artistic) milky way maps?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-03)

I'm looking to make a digital model of the local group of galaxies and I can't find a good representation of the Andromeda galaxy from a top-down view.

**Tags:** galaxy, star-maps, local-group

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: how good is "good",  google find various "artistic interpretations" https://se-database.fandom.com/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy?file=Andromeda.jpg  
> **username_0**: @JamesK that should work  
> **username_2**: Another option would be to use any of the AI image generators.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-03. Score: 2

Andromeda galaxy is inclined at about 77 degrees to us (where 90 degrees would be edge on) which makes it hard to reconstruct how it would look from 0 degrees. However there are various "artistic interpretations"

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Q7kbp.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Q7kbp.png)

I found this one as part of the [Space Engine planetary Database Wiki](https://se-database.fandom.com/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy?file=Andromeda.jpg) page of about the Andromeda galaxy. It doesn't claim to be a "scientific" reconstruction, but it might suffice for your needs.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I don't see the bar or the 10-kpc ring, so I'd say "not very scientific"...  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-06-03. Score: -1

Previous answers are good. The thing is, Andromeda should be just very similar to the Milky Way is terms of its overall appearance so I guess you could use just whatever face-on representation of a late-type massive spiral galaxy you can find. Note that we have less info about the Milky Way's overall appearance than for Andromeda since we are inside of it. Maybe I would just get something from hydrodynamical cosmological galaxy-formation simulations like FIRE, Illustris, or EAGLE. Here are examples from FIRE and EAGLE simulations.

[![FIRE](https://i.sstatic.net/psDN31fg.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/psDN31fg.png)
[![EAGLE](https://i.sstatic.net/51K2lvhH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/51K2lvhH.png)


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