I always get a twinge of Vertigo, when I watch a clip like this, especially on the BIG screen
Plains Milky Way
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OK, Is Up everywhere? Everywhere but here.
There's no place ... like your Home Orbit.
There's no place ... like your Home Orbit.
The helical model -- our Galaxy is a vortex
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So that's our Galactic Plane.
Funny how we so rarely travel "exactly" along it, eh?
The Precession of our spiraling path, is really quite precise. To the tune of every 26,000 years.
Just remember how far we've gotten ... so far.
And how far, there still is, yet to go ...
Happy travels, everyone! ... Try not to forget to enjoy the show, along the way.