How Do We Know the Sun's Orbit Through the Galaxy?

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The Sun's orbit through the galaxy is determined by observing the movement of other stars and calculating distances from the galactic center. Infrared telescopes enable visibility of the galaxy's center, while redshift measurements help gauge the velocities of stars, including our own. Historical debates among astronomers like Hubble and Kapteyn arose due to dust obscuring the view of the galaxy's center, leading to inaccuracies in their estimations. By combining these observations with simple formulas, a clearer understanding of the Sun's orbit has been achieved. This scientific progress highlights the evolution of astronomical techniques over time.
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How do we know the sun's orbit, through the galaxy?
 
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I think we look other stars see where there going then we calucate how far we are from the center of the galaxy and then we put the data togther and we find the orbit
 
Thanks to IR telescopes we can see the center of the galaxy. And through redshift we can measure velocities of other stars and gauge our own velocities. Then a few simple formulas can answer a lot of questions.

But historically, our position in the galaxy caused great debate, with astronomers like Hubble and Kaptain (?sp) making their best guesses. Dust obscured their view of the galaxy's center, and hence caused inaccuracies in their guesses. Google their names for a better explanation.
 

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