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You can see some other galaxies with the naked eye, but not make out any of the stars within them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_galaxies#Naked-eye_gal...

Note that the Magellanic Clouds are basically orbiting our galaxy, and that the next closest independent galaxy is Andromeda, 2 and a half million light years away.



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