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I was just star gazing and was wondering if the stars I saw were all in our galaxy?

2006-07-23 21:30:02 · 9 answers · asked by Apple Pie 2 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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Yes all the star u see in night are frm our galaxy (milky way)alone.Our naked can only see star of our galaxy alone & not the stars of other galaxy.If u use a powerful binocular or telescope u will be able to see star frm other galaxy but cant identified it properly.The nearest galaxy to Milky way is Andromeda which is abt 200 million light years away frm Earth.Our God has not given such a amount of power to see stars of diff galaxy So we use Telescope.Humans will be able to see stars of our nearest galaxy abt 2.5 billion years in future when andromeda and milky way will collide to each other.

2006-07-24 07:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by ADITYA S 2 · 5 5

Yes, if you don't have binoculars or a telescope. The only exceptions are that you might be looking at the Andromeda galaxy (if you are in the northern hemisphere) or the Magellanic clouds (in the southern hemisphere) which are other galaxies.

If you have binoculars or a telescope, you can certainly make out other galaxies, but they will appear as fuzzy clouds, not like stars. All the nebulae you will see are in our galaxy (exception for those in the southern hemisphere: the tarantula nebula is not in our galaxy).

2006-07-24 07:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0 0

Yes. We can only make out individual stars with the naked eye that are in our own galaxy. Other galaxies are remote and their stars appear so tiny and close together that we perceive them as a dim blur of light.

2006-07-24 04:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by aichip_mark2 3 · 0 0

All the _stars_ are, yeah. Stars in other galaxies are much too far away to see from Earth.

With sophisticated equipment (like Hubble), though, we can see other Galaxies. Here's some pretty pictures!

http://www.cosmiclight.com/imagegalleries/galaxies.htm

2006-07-24 04:38:21 · answer #4 · answered by Narplex 3 · 0 0

Well..no..this is not necessary that they be in our galaxy, however most of them would be because their light would sometimes hide more distant stars from the naked eye..also keep in mind that some of the stars you see today might already have blown up and not really exist at this very moment..

2006-07-24 05:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sunny 2 · 0 0

Yes, most of them are. Of course you can see other galaxies through powerful telescopes. They are not visible to the naked eye. The milky way, our galaxy is visible in a clear night as a faint smudge if you look closely.

2006-07-24 04:36:14 · answer #6 · answered by Danushka B 2 · 0 0

Some are. Some are other galaxies (they look like stars to us)

2006-07-24 04:36:38 · answer #7 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0 0

Most of them are. The others could be lone starts or from other Galaxies.

2006-07-24 08:40:49 · answer #8 · answered by R G 5 · 0 0

SOME OF THE STARS FROM THE GALAXY MAY BE FROM OUR GALAXY SOME MAY BE NOT BECAUSE THERE ARE LACS OF STARS IN EACH GALAXY

2006-07-24 07:20:00 · answer #9 · answered by lisa francis 1 · 0 0

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