A Milky Way Band - galactic center (APOD 30 Sep 2007)

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gapaisley
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A Milky Way Band - galactic center (APOD 30 Sep 2007)

Post by gapaisley » Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:03 pm

I have been visiting APOD for several years. I finally have a question. Today's picture shows the panarama of the Milkyway as seen from Earth. I have always wondered in which direction is our galactic center?

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Post by rigelan » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:03 pm

The galactic center is towards the constellations of sagittarius and scorpius.

Up here in Iowa, at 42 degrees north, the galactic center is only visible to the south during the summer.

In the southern hemisphere, it would be visible all year long.

And by the way, I have a lovely panorama hanging on my wall of the 360 degrees of the milky way!!!

This image only has 90 degrees of the milky way.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070930.html

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Re: A Milky Way Band - galactic center

Post by Case » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm

In today's APOD, the galactic center would be on the far right of the picture.
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Post by rigelan » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:31 am

good idea case!

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Post by gapaisley » Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:45 am

Thank you rigelan and case.
Since I was born on the cusp between sagittarius and scorpius maybe there's a "deeper" meaning to my questioning where it was. ;)
kutgw (keep up the good work)

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