uhh186 t1_jdw1py8 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:46 PM Reply to comment by Trips-Over-Tail in Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio That's due to our atmosphere. If you were on a body without an atmosphere that effect would be eliminated. Permalink Parent 1
uhh186 t1_jdw1py8 wrote
Reply to comment by Trips-Over-Tail in Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio
That's due to our atmosphere. If you were on a body without an atmosphere that effect would be eliminated.