Pjpic Messages 235 Reaction score 1 Thread starter Apr 16, 2009 #1 Is there a reason the center of the galaxy is along the elipitic (in Sagitarius)? Or is that just a coincidence.
Is there a reason the center of the galaxy is along the elipitic (in Sagitarius)? Or is that just a coincidence.
Stratosphere Messages 373 Reaction score 0 Apr 16, 2009 #2 To the best of my knowledge I would say that it is merely coincidence.
mgb_phys Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 7,906 Reaction score 15 Apr 16, 2009 #3 And it's only temporary, it happens twice in each orbit of the sun around the galaxy (250Myr?) so in a 100Myr it will be 90deg away. It's also not a very good coincidence, it's 5-6deg off out of a possible 90.
And it's only temporary, it happens twice in each orbit of the sun around the galaxy (250Myr?) so in a 100Myr it will be 90deg away. It's also not a very good coincidence, it's 5-6deg off out of a possible 90.