Can we see Star from other galaxy?

Can we see Star from other galaxy?

The answer is no – unless you count seeing the combined light of many billions of stars. From the Northern Hemisphere, the only galaxy outside our Milky Way that’s easily visible to the eye is the great galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, also known as M31. This is the edgewise view into our own Milky Way galaxy.

Can you see other stars from other galaxies in the night sky with your naked eye?

We can’t see individual stars in other galaxies. (And the only galaxy beyond our own that’s visible to the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere is Andromeda — and you would need very dark skies and a map to find it.)

Are there any stars in the night sky that no longer exist?

Yes, there are many stars in the night sky we see that don’t exist right now. Light travels extremely fast, at 300 million miles per hour, but even at that speed it may take many thousands or millions of years for it to travel and reach far places.

How can the light of stars billions of light years away?

How can the light of stars billions of light years away from the earth have reached us if the earth is only thousands of years old? A light-year is the maximum distance that light can travel in one year in the vacuum of space. Consequently, it takes billions of years for light to travel billions of light-years through space.

Is the night sky as bright as the Sun?

Even light from the most distant stars has had time to reach our eyes as they look out into the night sky. The entire night sky should not only not be dark, but it should be about as bright as the surface of the sun in all directions .

Are we seeing the past when we look at the stars?

When we look at the stars, we are seeing them as they were years ago. If a star is 100 light years away, we are seeing it as it was 100 years ago, etc. If a star dies (goes nova), we won’t know about it for the year-equivalent of its distance in light-years.