Why is the Milky Way warped?

jedishrfu · Aug 1, 2019

https://www.inverse.com/article/58175-study-shows-the-milky-way-is-warped

phinds · Aug 1, 2019

Neat, but where is the "you are here" pointer?

jedishrfu · Aug 1, 2019

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.

phinds · Aug 1, 2019

jedishrfu said:

Actually there is a sun symbol on the map to denote our position.

Ah ha ! I missed that. Thanks.

jedishrfu · Aug 1, 2019

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. :-)

Why is the Milky Way warped?

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