The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy of the Local Group. Although the Milky Way is but one of billions of galaxies in the universe, the Galaxy has special significance to humanity as it is the home of the Solar System. The term "milky" originates from the hazy band of white light appearing across the celestial sphere visible from Earth, which is comprised of stars and other material lying within the galactic plane. The fact that the Milky Way divides the night sky into two roughly equal hemispheres indicates that the solar system lies close to the galactic plane.

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Milky Way

2007-2-13 06:29

and am recollecting abt the alpha Aquilae & Lyrae... admire them

It's incredible to think about "where am I" in the picture

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以下是引用wxr021在2007-2-13 10:57:37的发言：
and am recollecting abt the alpha Aquilae & Lyrae... admire them

[em06]Do you mean ... Altair & Vega, or cowherd & spinning girl?  : )

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[em01] wxr说天鹰和天琴座的α星, 也就是牛郎织女星.α星指一个星座中最亮的星,单个星座中根据亮度按希腊字母排序来标记.

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completely confused