Well I got that wrong. I know I've never seen it and guessed what it might be like. I guessed small oval. I have a free iOS app called Starmap Lite which positions it below the horizon tonight.
I typed in M31 and it draws a great big arrow in the star map so you can find the various heavenly bodies. You position the phone like a compass and it shows you the sky with all the names. It's really quite cool and everyone I've shown it to downloads it immediately.
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