@dr.topazThere's an actual map of the Milky Way with labels for everything, including the Great Attractor and Magellanic Clouds, so if you're ever drifting out there you can find your way back to Earth #Space #Science
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Milky Way map back to Earth
Photo de @dr.topaz· Jul 31, 2026· Space
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The image is a detailed map of the Milky Way galaxy. It shows the spiral arms, nebulae, and various celestial objects with their names and locations. The style is scientific and informative, with a dark background and bright labels. Notable details include the scale bar at the bottom right and the inset diagram showing the relative positions of the Sun, inner halo, bulge, and Magellanic Clouds. ON-SCREEN TEXT: extent of inner halo, zone of avoidance, galactic latitude, 75 kly, 60 kly, co-moving at 630 km/s in the direction of the Great Attractor, SMC direction, LMC direction, moving at 552 km/s with respect to the CMB, kilometers (kpc), 0 1 2 3, 0 5 10, Midnight year (My).
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