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  • Dr Mordrid
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    • Apr 2001
    • 26592
    #1

    Milky Way mapped from above....

    Recent mapping shows the central portion of our Milky Way galaxy is not circular or even elliptical; we live in a BARRED galaxy!



    Not only that, but the bar is some 27,000 light year long and lays at an angle of 45 degrees to the main plane of the galaxy proper.

    There is also a supermassive black hole near the center of approximately 2.6 million solar masses.

    Dr. Mordrid
    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 16 August 2005, 07:51.
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    • cjolley
      Super MURCer
      • Aug 1999
      • 7672
      #2
      Neeto!
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        • Dr Mordrid
          Moderator
          • Apr 2001
          • 26592
          #3
          Milky Way’s Central Structure Seen with Fresh Clarity
          http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050816_milky_way.html
          New survey confirms presence of a large bar structure.


          A Milky Way Galaxy Galactic Mystery
          http://www.firstscience.com/site/articles/mystery.asp
          Astronomers have learned that the center of our Milky Way galaxy harbors a long-sought black hole. But the finding has raised even more questions than before.


          Dr. Mordrid
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            • Lizzard[MPE]
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              • Nov 2000
              • 3911
              #4
              any ideas about something happening this week with the stars? mom keeps telling me to look it up, but im not sure where to start as she has no idea whats taking place.
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                • Jessterw
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 4265
                  #5
                  There is the Perseid meteor shower that started last week and lasts for about two weeks, if I'm not mistaken. Not sure if you can still see it.
                  “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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                    • Wombat
                      Super MURCer
                      • Aug 2000
                      • 9498
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Jesterzwild
                      There is the Perseid meteor shower that started last week and lasts for about two weeks, if I'm not mistaken. Not sure if you can still see it.
                      Got a good view of it Friday night, from a low-light-pollution 8500 ft. Gorgeous.
                      Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                        • Jessterw
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                          • Jul 2002
                          • 4265
                          #7
                          Yeah, got a decent peek Friday as well, though there was too much light in the surrounding area to call it a good view.
                          “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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                            • Rakido
                              Super MURCer
                              • Feb 2000
                              • 1313
                              #8
                              Milky Way from above? Here you go ...

                              "Women don't want to hear a man's opinion, they just want to hear their opinion in a deeper voice."

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                                • ayoub_ibrahim
                                  Super MURCer
                                  • Dec 1999
                                  • 2445
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Rakido
                                  Milky Way from above? Here you go ...

                                  LOL, that's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this thread.

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