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We have to look at the Milky Way from the inside. to one side we can see some of the center of the Milky Way and toward the other side we see more of the edge of the spiral arm that we are in. Here is a good picture of what we can see of the Milky Way. :roll: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap0608...

Maybe they're just guessing based on watching other galaxies? :) I don't know how much of our galaxy have been mapped, but the more stars being mapped (3d-positioning), the better a "virtual-view" you would get of the galaxy. If you're interested, you could check out this software: http:/...

Hi... I don't know wether this is the right place for "laic questions" or not, but this doubt came to my mind when I was seeing some pictures at Astronomy Picture of the Day and I guees doubts of APOD are accepted... So, I know man can see other galaxies out there, but I don't know how man...