How many Milky Way-sized galaxies can fit between us and Andromeda? remember no absurd answers
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This relates to one of the biggest misconceptions in astronomy.
The distances between planets are huge compared to the sizes of planets. The distances between solar systems (stars) are huge compared to the size of solar systems.
But the distances between galaxies are actually quite small compared to the size of galaxies; they are actually quite densely packed.
9 galaxies
9 galaxiesIn the best sky conditions, the naked eye (with effort) can see objects with an apparent magnitude of 8.0. This reveals about 43,197 objects in the sky. There are 9 galaxies visible to the naked eye that you might see when observing the sky, and there are about 13 nebulae that you might see.