How can we see the Milky Way if we are inside of it? - eviltoast
  • valkyre09@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Over 26000 years ago if the mirror was placed at the very edge of the milky way. I wonder how many light years away the mirror would have to be to fit the whole image of the galaxy inside it.

    I just can’t even begin to get my head around those numbers, I am a tiny insignificant ant.

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It would more be a matter of the diameter of the mirror. It could be one inch outside the galaxy and give us a view of the galaxy.