Re: Proportion of stars in our galaxy question

Hi,

I am curious to know what proportion of the points of light that are visible to the naked eye are part of our galaxy ?

All except one. The core of M31 is naked eye visible as a point of
light.

The Magellanic Clouds don't look like points of light, and everything
else is too far away.

Well, I'm astonished to discover that ! So, before the telescope all the known universe was just our own galaxy and Andromeda ?

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Boo
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