<<I am determined to find Andromeda. It has been written to be viewable with the naked eye, even with light pollution.>>

Tucson Tim's right: no way. Of all the times I've spent looking for M 31 under suburban skies with moderate light pollution, I've only seen it with my naked eye a couple of times, and in no instance would I have recognized it if I wasn't focusing on that area of the sky. With binoculars the search is infinitely easier.

What works for me is drawing an imaginary line between Zeta Cassoipeiae and Mu Andromedae, which are of about the same brightness; M 31 is within one binocular field of the latter star.

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