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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

How come it looks like we're viewing it from quite high up, when we are pretty close to the galactic plane?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

From the article:

Andromeda is seen almost edge-on, tilted by 77 degrees relative to Earth’s view

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Omg it's Andromeda! 🤤