I WONDER - Can You Take A Photo Of The Milky Way?

The video explains that while we can see parts of the Milky Way from Earth, we have never captured a complete photo of it due to its immense size. All images of the Milky Way are taken from within the galaxy, and full depictions are either of other galaxies or artist illustrations based on scientific assumptions.

What can we see from Earth regarding the Milky Way?

Why have we never seen a complete photo of the Milky Way?

What is the reason we can only take pictures of the Milky Way from inside the Galaxy?

What do the pictures that we have seen of the whole Milky Way actually represent?

How do scientists illustrate what they think the Milky Way looks like?