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Thursday, April 10, 2008

The Milky Way

(photo courtesy of www.atlasoftheuniverse.com)


The Solar System including the Earth is part of the Milky way. Commonly known as the Galaxy. It would take nearly 100,000 years for light to travel from one side to another side since the Galaxy is so huge.

For a detailed description and more images of our galaxy, click here

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