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[–] 25 points 2 years ago

We're on the Earth — how do we see the Earth? By seeing other parts of the Earth that aren't ourselves. The same is somewhat true for the Milky Way. And like on Earth, you can't see the whole thing without leaving it, because we only get to see the stuff that isn't blocked by other things.

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