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Are the stars in the Pisces constellation within our galaxy?

April 26, 2017Astronomy constellation Galaxy Mathematics Pisces stars

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Are the stars in the Pisces constellation within our galaxy?

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It’s a safe bet that ANY individual star that can be seen is within the Milky Way Galaxy. Any other galaxy is waaaaaayyyyyy to far away to see any individual star within it. Some of the “stars” in the constellation are actually other galaxies (and maybe that’s what was meant by being “outside the Milky Way Galaxy”) (M74 is the most visible galaxy in Pisces), but all of the actual, individual stars that you see are within the Milky Way Galaxy. .