The Andromeda galaxy is 6 times bigger in the sky than the full Moon: it's just too dim to clearly see it with the naked eye.
This composite image shows what it would look like at night if it was just brighter.
[📸 Tom Buckley-Houston]
Why can’t we have nice things?
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We do. But we are in the Sagittarius arm and all we can see is the band as we look towards the galactic centre.
