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How do you see a forest when you are in it? What you see are lots of trees.
The stars of the Milky Way are like the trees of a forest, scattered very thin. The stars cluster close together at the galactic core, but are arranged in radial arms out where we are. The stars extend some 25,000 light years beyond us to the galactic rim, such that the diameter of our galaxy spans roughly 100,000 light years.
A light year is the distance light (which is REALLY fast) travels in one earth year. So the diameter of the galaxy is, therefore, quite large.
We cannot see galaxies through the center of our galaxy--their light is blocked by the stars and dust of our galaxy. We can gaze up through the plane of our galaxy, however, at Andromeda--our sister galaxy, and at billions of other galaxies beyond, above and below the Milky Way, and beyond in all directions, stretching out across billions (thousands of millions) of light years.
What else can I help you with?
Can you see the Milky Way from the US?
You can see the milky way in very dark area of US
When is England visible to see the Milky Way?
I tink that you can see the milky way from Ingland at night.
Why can we see the Milky way constellation?
The Milky Way is the plane of our galaxy NOT a constellation. We can see it because we are part of it.
Can you see the Milky Way stars?
The Earth is in the Milky Way Galaxy. We can see stars at night, so yes.
Is Rigel in the Milky Way?
Yes, all individual stars you can see are in the Milky Way
What constallations are in the Milky Way?
All constellations we see are within the Milky Way Galaxy.
Is canis majoris in the milky way?
Yes, all the stars you can see in the night sky are in the Milky Way. No, you can't see it.
Where is your galaxy located in the milky way?
My galaxy, and hopefully yours, IS the Milky Way. For information concerning where Earth is in the Milky Way, see related question. See related link for more information
What galaxy is after Andromeda?
All stars and constellations that we can see are in the Milky Way galaxy.
Are all constellations in the milky way?
Yes. All the stars you see in the sky are in the Milky Way.
Are constellations part of the Milky Way?
Yes. All the stars you can see at night are in the Milky Way.
When you look in the sky do you see the asteroid belt or the Milky Way Galaxy?
Virtually everything that you see are stars or other objects that are in the Milky Way. You can see some of the planets of our solar system, but they of course are part of the Milky Way too.
