Where in the milky way are we looking?

[aerofoam]

I know where we are, but I've wondered about which way we are looking. Aer we looking directly at the disc center or out towards the end of the arms?

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I know where we are, but I've wondered about which way we are looking. Aer we looking directly at the disc center or out towards the end of the arms? <br />Posted by aerofoam</DIV><br /><br />When you are looking at the Milky Way across the sky, you are looking along the disk toward the center.</p><p>The center of the Milky Way is in the constellation Sagittarius, visible in the summer near the southern horizon.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

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