Andromeda is our nearest galactic neighbor at 2.5 million light years away. It is twice the size of our Milky Way. Spiral Andromeda contains over 1 trillion stars and 5 billion planets. Forming 10 billion years ago, it is younger than our Milky Way which is 13 billion years old. The name Andromeda refers to a princess in Greek mythology and the nearby Andromeda constellation. Astronomer Ptolemy in ancient Greece catalogued Andromeda as an unknown celestial object, not aware what galaxies were at the time.

The Pleiadian star cluster is approximately 444 light years from Earth. The word Pleiades comes from the ancient Greek 'plein' meaning 'sail.' It is also known as the Seven Sisters, originating from the Greek myth of Pleione and her seven daughters. Otberwise known as Messier 45, it is located in the constellation Taurus. Its nine brightest suns are named for the seven sisters of the Greek myth, Alcyone, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, Asterope and Merope, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.