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Is this photocomposition of Andromeda's galaxy and the Moon accurate?

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Is this photocomposition of Andromeda's galaxy and the Moon accurate?

I recently saw the below image circulating around twitter/facebook/reddit. It is titled "Andromeda's actual size if it was brighter"

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One of the comments provides a link to another comparison provided by APOD, and the following comment mentions that the first one I linked seems a bit off.

Is the first image accurate in term of relative sizes? What is the relative angular size of Andromeda's galaxy and the Moon?


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