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Originally Posted by Essay
Some time ago I figured our solar system was oriented a certain way as it traveled around the galaxy.
I don't even recall how now, but....
Does anyone know of a link or have other info. or opinion?
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Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
~SA
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Funny, but in poking into the galactic plane in another thread on the solar system above/below
galactic plane, I kinda guess I felt as you, that they were more-or-less parallel. It wasn't pertinent there, but you got a poser here for sure now. My curiosity piqued, I found us theses:
IRAS View Of The Milky Way Galaxy
PHY 445/515: Coordinate Systems
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Originally Posted by Sony Brook State University of New York
The galactic equator is inclined to the celestial equator by 62.6o.
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