>Are we just lucky that this object happens to be directly observable? Pretty much, yes. There is plenty we have trouble viewing (e.g. objects that our own ga

>Are we just lucky that this object happens to be directly observable? Pretty much, yes. There is plenty we have trouble viewing (e.g. objects that our own galactic plane obstructs), but the universe is Big. Which, luckily for us, means that even though plenty is hidden from our view, there's a lot that we can still observe.