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[–] teft 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Triangulum Galaxy is a smidge farther away (~2.7Mly) and also naked eye visible with the right sky conditions and good eyes.

[–] comador 3 points 2 months ago

Looks like a smudge until you unfocus your eyes anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I dont think 400000 times light can travel in a year of difference is "slightly further away"

[–] teft 1 points 2 months ago

What's a few hundred thousand light years between friends?