What galaxies can we see with our naked eyes?
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What galaxies can we see with our naked eyes?
Naked-eye galaxies
| Galaxy | Apparent Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Milky Way | −6.5 | 0 |
| Large Magellanic Cloud | 0.9 | 160 kly (49 kpc) |
| Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292) | 2.7 | 200 kly (61 kpc) |
| Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) | 3.4 | 2.5 Mly (770 kpc) |
What is the farthest galaxy we can see with the naked eye?
the Andromeda Galaxy
The farthest object in space that you can see with only your eyes in the night sky is the Andromeda Galaxy. It is a huge spiral galaxy, and it is the closest large galaxy to us outside of the Milky Way. However, it is so far away that is only appears as a faint cloud in the night sky.
What if Andromeda was visible?
The extended halo of the Andromeda Galaxy would fill a patch of sky more than 60 degrees wide if you could see it with your eyes. In about 4 billion years, the Andromeda Galaxy will collide with our galaxy, the Milky Way, unleashing a brilliant burst of star formation.
Can u see Andromeda Galaxy from Earth?
Excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, the Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy you can see. At 2.5 million light-years, it’s the most distant thing most of us humans can see with the unaided eye.
How far away are stars we can see with naked eye?
In the very darkest conditions, the human eye can see stars at magnitude 6.5 or greater. Which works about to about 9,000 individual stars. Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is 8.6 light years. The most distant bright star, Deneb, is about 1500 light years away from Earth.
Can you see stars with a naked eye?
The naked eye is capable of seeing stars with a magnitude no greater than a six. When planning a naked-eye astronomy session, it is important to remember that a variety of factors can affect your ability to see objects in the night sky.
Is Milky Way galaxy bigger than Andromeda?
By some estimates, the Andromeda Galaxy contains roughly one trillion stars. That’s significantly bigger than the Milky Way, which more recent estimates suggest is 150,000 light-years across (though the exact boundary of where either of these galaxies “end” is a bit nebulous).