Astronomers have recently determined that our galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, boasts about one trillion stars. That's about two-and-a-half times as many stars as our own Milky Way.
Stuff like this really makes me miss Carl Sagan.
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
Mind...expanding!
Astronomers have recently determined that our galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, boasts about one trillion stars. That's about two-and-a-half times as many stars as our own Milky Way.
Stuff like this really makes me miss Carl Sagan.
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ReplyDeleteI see it is...
ReplyDeleteMy point, lost in cyberspace was...Mark works at the Rochester Planetarium and I have been able to really get involved with the stars since then! Went to the Spring Skies show and LOVED it! (Learned about Andromeda!) I was like a little kid when I looked in the huge telescope at the sky and actually SAW the rings of Saturn!!!
A nice time...and you can get Dim Sum while you are there!
There's a wonderful planetarium at the Ontario Science Centre. Their space exhibits were being renovated last time I was there, but it's a great place.
ReplyDeleteAnd where's that Dim Sum place again? I know you told me once before, but you know my ability to remember stuff like that!