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How big is our Galaxy.

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Clark
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01-13-2006 12:18 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by jar
01-13-2006 10:20 AM

Where are we in relation to the center of the neighborhood?
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26,000 light years away from the center of the galaxy.
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From today's Astronomy Picture of the Day: APOD: 2006 January 13 - Stars of the Galactic Center
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Clark
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01-13-2006 12:35 PM 		Reply to: Message 10 by jar
01-13-2006 12:27 PM

How do we determine that the galactic center is 26,000 light years away?
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I don't know. Geometry?
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