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Messier Catalog 1-110 at the same magnification.
(apod.nasa.gov)
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this chart shows apparent size comparison, true size / distance^2, since the milky way is all around us, apparent size covers the whole field, milky way compared with other galaxies would be possible on true size chats, but if you want a reference, M31 is twice the size by length and m42 is 1/4000 compared to the milky way