Why is the Milky Way warped?

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https://www.inverse.com/article/58175-study-shows-the-milky-way-is-warped
 
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Neat, but where is the "you are here" pointer? :smile:
 
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True, but I think it’s fair to say we are in the densest clump of stars although that’s only a guess on my part.

I think Altair 4 is in the same clump too.

Actually there is a sun symbol on the map to denote our position.
 
jedishrfu said:
Actually there is a sun symbol on the map to denote our position.
Ah ha ! I missed that. Thanks.
 
phinds said:
Ah ha ! I missed that. Thanks.

Its understandable, they tattooed it to the image and I only noticed when I went looking for Altair 4. I did find Anne Francis though. :-)