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August 21st 03, 08:58 AM
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Quick Galaxy Question
Hello!
I am just passing through to ask a quick question... If the earth is a part of our solar system, and our solar system is a part of our galaxy (The Milky Way I believe), then what is our galaxy a part of? Are there many levels before we just say 'and that is a part of the whole universe'?? Thanks in advance! David 
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August 21st 03, 03:20 PM
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Quick Galaxy Question
There are only a few more levels that I am aware of, before it is jsut
considered to be 'the universe'. To continue from where you left off: Our Galaxy is part of the Local Group of galaxies (which includes The Andromeda Galaxy). The Local group is then part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is comprised to various other local groupings. These superclusters, i believe, have been primitively mapped out to a sort of filamentary of the universe (the 2DF survey did this I think) Dave TheD wrote: Hello! I am just passing through to ask a quick question... If the earth is a part of our solar system, and our solar system is a part of our galaxy (The Milky Way I believe), then what is our galaxy a part of? Are there many levels before we just say 'and that is a part of the whole universe'?? Thanks in advance! David
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August 21st 03, 03:20 PM
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Quick Galaxy Question
There are only a few more levels that I am aware of, before it is jsut
considered to be 'the universe'. To continue from where you left off: Our Galaxy is part of the Local Group of galaxies (which includes The Andromeda Galaxy). The Local group is then part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is comprised to various other local groupings. These superclusters, i believe, have been primitively mapped out to a sort of filamentary of the universe (the 2DF survey did this I think) Dave TheD wrote: Hello! I am just passing through to ask a quick question... If the earth is a part of our solar system, and our solar system is a part of our galaxy (The Milky Way I believe), then what is our galaxy a part of? Are there many levels before we just say 'and that is a part of the whole universe'?? Thanks in advance! David
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August 22nd 03, 05:22 AM
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Quick Galaxy Question
Thanks for the info...
"David Warrington" wrote in message ... There are only a few more levels that I am aware of, before it is jsut considered to be 'the universe'. To continue from where you left off: Our Galaxy is part of the Local Group of galaxies (which includes The Andromeda Galaxy). The Local group is then part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is comprised to various other local groupings. These superclusters, i believe, have been primitively mapped out to a sort of filamentary of the universe (the 2DF survey did this I think) Dave TheD wrote: Hello! I am just passing through to ask a quick question... If the earth is a part of our solar system, and our solar system is a part of our galaxy (The Milky Way I believe), then what is our galaxy a part of? Are there many levels before we just say 'and that is a part of the whole universe'?? Thanks in advance! David
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August 22nd 03, 05:22 AM
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Quick Galaxy Question
Thanks for the info...
"David Warrington" wrote in message ... There are only a few more levels that I am aware of, before it is jsut considered to be 'the universe'. To continue from where you left off: Our Galaxy is part of the Local Group of galaxies (which includes The Andromeda Galaxy). The Local group is then part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is comprised to various other local groupings. These superclusters, i believe, have been primitively mapped out to a sort of filamentary of the universe (the 2DF survey did this I think) Dave TheD wrote: Hello! I am just passing through to ask a quick question... If the earth is a part of our solar system, and our solar system is a part of our galaxy (The Milky Way I believe), then what is our galaxy a part of? Are there many levels before we just say 'and that is a part of the whole universe'?? Thanks in advance! David
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