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The corrugated galaxy: Milky Way may be much larger than previously estimated
Phys.Org ^
| Mar 11, 2015
| Provided by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Posted on 03/13/2015 7:50:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: mosesdapoet
Did he also mention that our Solar System moves ‘up’ and ‘down’ in the arm, relative to the central plane?........................
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posted on
03/13/2015 9:04:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
Old Galaxy:
New Galaxy:
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posted on
03/13/2015 9:42:57 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: VanDeKoik
Yeh, but I think it’s still within the trillion mile sigma. :-)
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posted on
03/13/2015 9:45:39 AM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
To: Verginius Rufus
The good news is that the Monoceros Ring is populated by unicorns.
And what is the population of the Rinoceros ring?
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posted on
03/13/2015 9:53:17 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: GreenLanternCorps
Old Galaxy:
New Galaxy:
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:03:10 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
Ok - so if we multiply by 4 all the material in our galaxy and assume the same for the other galaxies - how does that impact the truth or untruth of the existence of dark matter?
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:24:56 AM PDT
by
reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
To: reed13k
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:30:32 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
ahhhh see im glad I asked. that makes sense. thanks
To: Red Badger
Makes a person feel just a tad insignificant, doesn’t it???
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:42:07 AM PDT
by
terycarl
(common sense prevails over all)
To: terycarl
This heaven and earth is awesome, imagine what the NEW ones will be like!.........................
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:46:22 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:47:33 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
So if it's 50% larger than previously thought, what does this do for the “dark matter fudge factor thing” needed to hold it together?
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:52:31 AM PDT
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The Cajun
(Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert....Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun
I would imagine that there must be more Dark Matter!
You can’t see it.
You can’t feel it.
You can’t taste it.
But it’s there..............
Just like AGW....................
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posted on
03/13/2015 11:54:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: Red Badger
I would imagine that there must be more Dark Matter! Well if there is 50% more visible matter in the same sphere of space it occupies, can't add too much more dark matter or the whole mess will go spiraling in on itself, just looking at the gravity of the situation :)
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posted on
03/13/2015 12:05:04 PM PDT
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The Cajun
(Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert....Nuff said.)
To: Red Badger
Did he also mention that our Solar System moves ‘up’ and ‘down’ in the arm, relative to the central plane?........................
Might have, but not that I remember. He did not mention corrugation or its effects. Like everyone else posting after looking at that conception which does not show spiral arms noted the position of our sun’s relationship as closer to the center.
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posted on
03/13/2015 12:27:32 PM PDT
by
mosesdapoet
(Some of my best rebuttals are in FR's along with meaningless venting no one reads.)
To: Dr. Thorne
No, but that’s a common misconception and straw man.
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posted on
03/13/2015 12:54:10 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: Red Badger; brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
Thanks Red Badger. This appears to be a semantic change, at best. Relates to the Curtis-Shapley Debate though. Extra to APoD.
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03/13/2015 12:56:44 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...
Thanks Red Badger. This appears to be a semantic change, at best. Relates to the Curtis-Shapley Debate though.
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posted on
03/13/2015 12:58:01 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: VanDeKoik
I think we should get a photo of our galaxy from a galaxy far far away to how big it really is.
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