Our Galaxy - The Milky Way Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By
youngoldfella on 06-Jul-16. Waypoint GA8286
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There are many wonderous things in our Galaxy.
This one should be an easy one to log a find on.
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name "milky" is derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. The term "Milky Way" is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kýklos, "milky circle").] From Earth, the Milky Way appears as a band because its disk-shaped structure is viewed from within. Galileo Galilei first resolved the band of light into individual stars with his telescope in 1610. Until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers Harlow Shappley and Heber Curtiss, observations by Edwin Hubble showed that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies—now estimated to number as many as 200 billion galaxies in the observbable universe.
The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that has a diameter usually considered to be about 100,000–120,000 light years but may be 150,000–180,000 light-years. The Milky Way is estimated to contain 100–400 billion stars, although this number may be as high as one trillion. There are likely at least 100 billion planets in the Milky Way. The Solar System is located within the disk, about 27,000 light-years from the Galactic Centrer, on the inner edge of one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas and dust called the Orion Arm. The stars in the inner ≈10,000 light-years form a bulge and one or more bars that radiate from the bulge. The very center is marked by an intense radio source, named Sagittarius A, which is likely to be a supermassive black hole.
The Milky Way has several satellite galaxies and is part of the Local Group of galaxies, which is a component of the Virgo Supercluster, which is itself a component of the Lanika. ( extracted from Wikipedia)
To log this one you need to find a name that has something related to the universe. There are many different objects that make up our universe and thence the Galaxy. A google search will help if you need assistance.
It could be a business with a related name. e.g. Star noodles. or Planet Cafe or Sagitarius Street. We are looking for the name association. Star, Comet, Moon, Sun, Lunar etc
You will need to have either GPSr and or you included in the photo. Not necessary to include a photo of yourself if you include the GPSr.
Sign or name can only be used once at the provided GPS Co Ordinates. We could end up with may many Moon Streets, for example, in various locations around Australia.
You can claim this one more than once but there must be another find in between your finds.
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All planets rotating on its axis around a sun would experience a sunrise.
The Star Theatre is a historic Streamline Modern/Art Deco theatre in the Launceston suburb of Invermay, Tasmania. When it opened in 1937, the theatre provided seating for 852 persons. The cinema was purchased in 1971 by the St. Vincent de Paul Society as a charity store after the theatre originally closed in 1969.
The Star was restored as an independent cinema, café and bar. The cinema re-opened on 6 April 2018.
S37°32.302 143°50.867
Thanks youngoldfella
Our "Galaxy" includes eclipses:
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three celestial objects is known as a syzygy.[1] Apart from syzygy, the term eclipse is also used when a spacecraft reaches a position where it can observe two celestial bodies so aligned. An eclipse is the result of either an occultation (completely hidden) or a transit (partially hidden).
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
I snapped a photo of this beaut state while out and about. TFTC
There are lots and lots of them in the Milky Way.
The Star is our free local newspaper that's delivered every Wednesday.
Thanks for this locationless Youngoldfella.
Have yet to see it myself but n my bucket list.
The photo attached for Borelias rd.
I'm most surprised that Mars hadn't been captured already.
Thanks for the oppportunity of logging this one, and the enjoyment of the Mars bar as well.
Fun locationless, thanks again Youngoldfella.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(constellation)
Phoenix is a minor constellations found in the southern sky. It was first depicted in 1603 by Johann Bayer
Orion Court is in Devonport. The photo added to the Gallery shows Mrs y'stassie standing beneath the street sign for Orion Court. Thanks youngoldfella for the locationless.
Southern Cross Care run both independent care units and an aged care home in Somerset not far from our home base. We've added a photo of the sign for the units as we didn't want to intrude at the home. TFTC
Stars are known to be many millions of light years distant from us and believed to be the light from exploding stars planets etc.
Beckenham has many space related street names.
TFTc
Found some galaxy signs along
Mercury: Hobart daily newspaper. The photo is of the Mercury’s new print centre at Technopark, Dowsing Point, Tasmania
Mercury: Roman deity – the messenger to the gods. TFTLC
Although the food wasn't bad, the whole layout and interior of the place wasn't what I expect from a Chinese restaurant.
We recently visited the Rockhampton Visitor Information which sits on the Tropic of Capricorn and took this photo with our GPSr in it.
Thanks Youngoldfella. Great idea.
Is it acceptable to take a pic of my own business card? Dunno, but I have.
Unlike Slartybartfast (from HHGTTG), we do not make innovative planets (although the crinkly edges of fjords are cool).
The coords are out front of the building, but I took the photo at my desk.