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[deleted] t1_iufiv91 wrote

Reply to comment by DaveMcW in All Space Questions thread for week of October 30, 2022 by AutoModerator

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Bensemus t1_iufoe98 wrote

Basically not at all. The brightest things in the universe easily outshine whole galaxies despite being star size or a bit larger. Andromeda is only 4 million light years away but it’s too dim to see without a telescope. Can’t get past the inverse square law.

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seanflyon t1_iuh3e3v wrote

Your main point is correct, but you can see Andromeda with the naked eye on a clear and dark night. It is 2.5 million light years away and It is the only spiral galaxy (other than our own) visible to the naked eye.

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