The galaxy is visible to the naked eye on moonless nights as a smudge of light and is the most distant object visible without a telescope.

该星系在无月夜的夜晚可由肉眼观测到一个小光斑，它也是不借助望远镜能被肉眼观测的最远天体。

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The liquid acts as an additional lens, narrowing the beam of light just as a telescope turns what looks to the naked eye like a smudge on the horizon into a crisp image.

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