[Gasshog]

Looks fake. Andromeda is just another speck in the night without a powerful telescope so how can it appear this large in proportion to the people standing in the foreground?

[Little Pig]

Actually, Andromeda really is that big in the night sky. It’s wider than the moon in apparent size. It’s just that it’s very dim, so most of it is very hard to see. In good (i.e. very dark) conditions, it can be just barely made out as shown in the pic, though it’s not quite that dramatic.

And hey, give it a couple million years. It’s only going to get easier and easier to see.

[Little Pig]

Here's a composite showing how big Andromeda appears from Earth compared to the moon (assuming it were bright enough to see clearly):