/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6273325
The Andromeda Galaxy is 4 degrees in the sky. The Full Moon is .5 degree
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061228.html

>>6267098
To put that into perspective, the Full Moon has an angular size of just 1/2°, and the Andromeda galaxy is 4°.

>>6267098
To put that into perspective, the Fully Moon has an angular size of just 1/2°, and the Andromeda galaxy is 4°.

The apparent size of the Andromeda Galaxy is 8 times bigger than the Full Moon!

>>6041260
Other people are probably more suited to answer this than I,
but I asked a question a while back on here that seems sort of related which I found a bit shocking.

Pic related, if the andromeda galaxy were bright enough it would actually appear larger than the moon on a typical night.

That really shook my notions of the angular sizes of some things.

Have you ever wondered how big Andromeda appears in the sky?

Here's a handy picture comparing Andromeda's size vs the Moon.

Size comparison of Andromeda vs The Moon.

Composited image though.