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That depends on how you define the "Milky Way". Technically, the "Milky Way" refers to a faint band of light that crosses the night sky. This band is how we see the star-dense disk of our galaxy from our vantage point inside that disk. Our galaxy was named for this band of light, and called the "Milky Way Galaxy". Note that the "Milky Way" and the "Milky Way Galaxy" refer to two different things. The answer also depends on what you mean by "stars in the sky". Do you mean the stars that can be seen from Earth? And if so, with the naked eye, or with a telecope? How powerful a telescope? Or do you mean every star that is "out there", i.e., every star in the universe, whether we can see it or not? I could sit here all day researching and entering answers to all the different ways this question could be interpreted. But I'm not going to waste that kind of time until you tell me what you are talking about. However, there is one way of interpreting this question that I already know the answer to, and I will give you that answer here. If the "Milky Way" means the galaxy, and if "stars in the sky" means stars visible, with the naked eye, from Earth's surface, then the answer is zero. There are no stars outside of our galaxy that are visible from here on Earth. There are a few "objects" outside our galaxy that are visible with the naked eye. But these objects are, for the most part, galaxies themselves, not individual stars. They are so far away that their immense masses appear to us as tiny pinpoints of light, indistinguishable from the true stars we can see. In fact, they are dimmer than most of the stars we can see. In all of the universe, I believe there is not a single individual star outside of our galaxy that is bright enough to be seen from Earth with the naked eye. But I may be wrong on that. There MAY be a couple of stars in one of the Magellanic Clouds that can be seen. But even if that is the case, the answer to the question is still, essentially, zero.
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Which galaxy is arcturus in?
All named stars are within the Milky Way galaxy. In fact all individual stars are within the Milky Way galaxy.
What is the name of the band of white light that stretches across the sky?
The Milky Way. It's our galaxy, a hundred billion stars stretching out in front of you.
How many glaxies are in the milky way?
the milky way is a galaxy, there are billions of stars in the milky way galaxy
What does Milky Way mean?
The section of the night sky where you view the milky way galaxy edge on. There are so many stars in this part of the night sky that it look like a path of spilled milk - therefore it is called the milky way., The Milky Way is the galaxy in which the solar system is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the local group of galaxies. It is one of billions of galaxies in the observable universe.
Is the sun a star in the milky way galaxy?
Great question! The answer is yes. You can see Andromeda and the Magellanic clouds, but no stars in other galaxies.You may be interested in this article, also:http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/visible_from_earth_031229.htmlAll of the individual stars belong to the night sky, but you can also see other galaxies
Are all constellations in the milky way?
Yes. All the stars you see in the sky are in the Milky Way.
How does the milky way looks like in the night sky?
milky, like a river of stars
Is Milky Way galaxy come from stars?
No. The stars we see in the night sky are INthe Milky Way Galaxy, they form part of it.Galaxies are made of billions of stars.
Is Sirius related to Milky Way?
Yes. As with all the stars you see in the sky, Sirius is part of the Milky Way.
How does the milky way appear in the in the night sky from earth?
Like a long (milky colored) cloud in the sky - that moves with the stars and not the wind.
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.
How do you think the milky way got its name?
The Milky Way was named when the early astronomers looked up at the night sky and saw a milky band of dim stars going across the sky.
Why Milky Ways galaxy called Milky Way?
My galaxy is called the milky way because at night when observers spotted the number of stars in the sky, to them it looked like someone spilt some milk in the sky, therefor milky way.
Which galaxy is arcturus in?
All named stars are within the Milky Way galaxy. In fact all individual stars are within the Milky Way galaxy.
Why is your galaxy called milky way?
My galaxy is called the milky way because at night when observers spotted the number of stars in the sky, to them it looked like someone spilt some milk in the sky, therefor milky way.
A band of light which is full of stars seen across the sky is?
The Milky Way.
Is there lots of gas and dust between the stars in the milkyway galaxy?
The stars we see in the sky are in the Milky Way.
