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- Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:45 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy (2011 Dec 30)
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Re: APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy (2011 Dec 30
Galactic centre is a very busy place. Does anyone know how far from centre is habitable? You can probably be quite close to the core and find things "habitable". But you might need to be outside the bulge completely to find stars where advanced life could form, since in the higher density...
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy (2011 Dec 30)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6144
Re: APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy (2011 Dec 30
When we see pictures of spiral galaxies, like the Milky way. It seems that in most every case, it is assumed there is a massive black hole in the centre. My impression of a spiral Galaxy is that the spiral is rotating like water going down a plug hole. If this is true. Does this mean that the black ...
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy (2011 Dec 30)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6144
Re: APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy (2011 Dec 30
Galactic centre is a very busy place. Does anyone know how far from centre is habitable?