Milky Way

[Cheezdude]

Our solar system, exists in whats called, "The Orion Spur", just off
one of the outer bands of a spiral galaxy, we call "The Milky Way".
It takes us aproximately 270 million years, (give or take 9 or 10
million), to go all the way around the galaxy. And, we've only gone
around it about 16 times, since our planet was formed. And that's
just our galaxy. It's a big universe.

[Arglebargle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWVshkVF0SY

[BoggleKng]

Gotta love MP!!!

[Cheezdude]

I love Monty Python! I'm so thankful they're in our galaxy! :mrgreen:

[hammerofthegods]

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party

http://vimeo.com/4505537

[Cheezdude]

Wow! That's really cool! What you see, is one of the spiral arms, of the Milky
way galaxy. And, in actuality, it is the earth turning that makes it appear to
be rising.

[Cheezdude]

The "Orion spur" that we live in, is part of one of the spiral arms of our galaxy.
Which is aproximately 27000 light years long. It's that spiral arm that we see
as the "Milky way". There are more than 100 billion stars in this galaxy. With
new ones being formed, and old ones dieing, all the time.

[u.s.blues]

:wook:

[ricksvw]

the Milky Way is small...