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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] tuhriel@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From the article:

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

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

Omg it's Andromeda! 🤤