so my astronomy dream has been shattered...
(you must have physics+calc to take any undergrad courses...both of which i do not have....failed)


- so think of earth in terms of how big the Sun is
- now think of the Sun in terms of how big our solar system is
- now think of our solar system in terms of galaxies
- now think of galaxies and how big God is.

schooled.







Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is a member of a smaller group of galaxies, the Local Group, which contains three large and over 30small galaxies. Together with most nearby galaxy groups (and field galaxies), the Local Group is part of the so-called Local or Virgo Supercluster, which is dominated by the big Virgo Cluster. Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy. Our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that compose it. The several distinct stars that surround Andromeda's image are actually stars in our Galaxy that are well in front of the background object. Andromeda is frequently referred to as M31 since it is the 31st object on Messier's list of diffuse sky objects. M31 is so distant it takes about two million years for light to reach us from there. Although visible without aid, the above image of M31 is a digital mosaic of 20 frames taken with a small telescope. Much about M31 remains unknown, including how the center acquired two nuclei.




..this one kinda looks like a bird fetus or something