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The Milky Way from the Magellanic Cloud
This is a quick representation of the Milky Way seen from a hypothetical planet located in the Magellanic Clouds. It's the closest thing I've been able to conceive. I hope I am not too wrong regarding the size and appearance of the galaxy seen from the 167 thousand light years away that separate the Milky Way from the Magellanic cloud.
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If we feed the calculator with 167 and 100, we obtain an angular size of 33°20'8". If we consider that the celestial vault measures 180°, the galaxy would occupy 18.33% of the sky. That is, approximately one fifth of the night sky. That is, it would have to be smaller than the drawing I made! (If the calculations are correct, of course)
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