Do We Look Like This Edge-On? - Space Time and the Universe

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09-02-2009

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Do We Look Like This Edge-On?

Unfortunately, the Universe isn't equipped with the three-panel dressing room mirrors, so we can't see what our own Milky Way Galaxy looks like face on, or even from the side. But here's a great new edge-on image of Galaxy NGC 4945, and many astronomers think this hive of stars closely resembles our own spiral [...]More... (http://www.universetoday.com/2009/09...-this-edge-on/)

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