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If I were to peer through a window set in intergalactic space, would I be able to see galaxies with the naked eye?
I so wish to see the superstructure of filaments that is the universe.

>> No.4666375

bmup

>> No.4666381

Your pupils would have to dilate like a motherfucker I'd assume.

>> No.4666386

You can see the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye from Earth, but not really anything farther away. So I guess you could probably see the nearest galaxies, but I'm guessing not larger structure like filaments or whatever.

/nonexpert

>> No.4666396

It depends how close you are to the fucking galaxies in question.

>> No.4666404

>>4666386
Non expert here agreeing that this is correct.

>> No.4666527
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4666527

No. Your eyes can't gather enough light to make out the deep sky objects.
You can hardly see anything of our own galaxy with the naked eye.

It's the human tragedy that when regular people look at enhanced pictures, they regard them as some level of science fiction, never realizing how little they actually perceive of the surrounding world.

If you could see more of the IR spectrum, this is what the Andromeda would look like:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Andromeda_galaxy_Ssc2005-20a1.jpg

>> No.4666545

>>4666386
>>4666404
>>4666527
Tell me how to locate the Andromeda Galaxy please!
Even if I can't see it with the naked eye just looking in that direction would be cool.
Maybe I would even find a telescope one night and see if I can see it with my own eyes.

>> No.4666570

>>4666545

Use a skymap on your phone.

It appears as a sort of smudge in the night sky.

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4666591

>>4666545
M31, or the Andromeda galaxy is seen in the northern hemisphere in the Andromeda constellation, approximately 20º south of the Cassiopeia constellation.

The jagged constellation here in the upper left is Cassiopeia and Andromeda can be seen above Mirach.

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>>4666591
you are fucking awesome!