PULL UP, PULL UP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YNsCLFWi_g
No, you were watching the stars and galaxY. Only one galaxy, Andromeda, is visible with the naked eye.
Are you sure about that? From what I've read, "Our galaxy is roughly 100,000 light years across, and we can only see about 6,000 light years into the disk in the visible spectrum."Physics Guy wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:25 amIt might be argued whether it counts as watching the galaxy when we are inside it, but we can watch most of the Milky Way from out on the edge.
I respectfully disagree. Everything I've read on the subject agrees that we're nowhere near the edge of the galaxy. More specifically, "The Solar System (and Earth) is located about 25,000 light-years to the galactic center and 25,000 light-years away from the rim. So basically, if you were to think of the Milky Way as a big record, we would be the spot that’s roughly halfway between the center and the edge."I think you could say you were watching a city if you were looking towards the downtown skyline from just inside the city limits.
Do not EVER "link-and-run." If you post a link to something, always explain what's at the other end of the link, why it's important, and what you hope other readers / viewers learn from it. RULE OF THUMB: If it's not worth your time to describe it, then it's not worth our time to click on it.