This is the edgewise view into our own Milky Way galaxy. So what are we seeing when we look up? The image at the top of this post shows a hazy band in the sky. More about the Andromeda galaxy at the bottom of this post.įrom the Southern Hemisphere, it’s possible to see two dwarf galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
From the Northern Hemisphere, the only galaxy outside our Milky Way that’s easily visible to the eye is the great galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, also known as M31. The answer is no – unless you count seeing the combined light of many billions of stars. Read more about this image.Īre there any stars outside our own galaxy that we can see with just the eye? Photo at top of post by Jeff Dai in Tibet.
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