Our Galaxy.

 Our Milky Way Galaxy The Galaxy We Live In

Compared with other galaxies, our galaxy, is relatively large. It measures approximately 100,000 light-years across, Earth and the rest of our Solar System lie about 28,000 light-years from the middle of our galaxy.

THIS  IS  HOW  OUR  MILKY   WAY  GALAXY  LOOKS  LIKE

Rotating spiral

Most astronomers are convinced that the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. Some have suggested that it might be a barred spiral galaxy instead. (Do you know how a barred spiral looks like?)Come on guys lets take a look!

Now you may wonder...What is a barred galaxy? Well, let me tell you. A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Bars are found in about half of all spiral galaxies. Bars generally affect both the motions of stars and interstellar gas within spiral galaxies and can affect spiral arms as well. (This is a FunFact)

Let's get back to our galaxy.

Like all spiral and barred spiral galaxies, the Milky Way rotates. Closer to the middle it rotates faster than at its edges. Our Solar System revolves around the middle of the galaxy about once every 225 million years. According to this theory, the Solar System has only rotated once since the earliest dinosaurs walked the Earth. Woah! That was a long long way back. 

Seeing the galaxy

On a clear night, you can see a broad, dense band of stars which stretches across the sky. In ancient times, people thought that this band looked like a trail of spilt milk. When you look along with this band, actually you are looking towards the middle of the Milky Way. 

THIS IS HOW OUR GALAXY GOT ITS NAME.

If you can see the Milky Way from the side, you would see that it has a central bulge. Its shape looks like a pair of fried eggs placed back to back.
(Hmmm...)

When to look?

In the northern hemisphere, the best time to see the Milky Way is between July and September. It also looks impressive on dark midwinter nights. In the southern hemisphere, the Milky Way is seen at its most spectacular between October and December. This is when it looks almost like a trail of spilt milk across the sky.

7 Fun Facts about our Galaxy 

• It's warped.
• It has an invisible halo.
• It has over 200 billion stars.
• It's really dusty and gassy.
• It was made from other galaxies.
• We can't take pictures of it.
• There is a black hole at the center.

Goodbye for now...

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