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The Architect

12-01-2020, 03:07 AM
new measurement puts the Sun 2,000 light-years closer to the center of the Milky Way

https://www.universetoday.com/148997/a-n...milky-way/

Drashner1

12-01-2020, 04:15 AM
Cool! That'll reduce my commute to Galactic Center when I finally ascend and convert it into a cluster brain/power source. Big Grin

stevebowers

12-01-2020, 09:57 AM
This doesn't really impact much of the OA scenario, although it might make certain destinations in the Terragen Sphere in the Sagittarius Arm slightly closer.

The Astronomer

12-01-2020, 06:42 PM
(12-01-2020, 09:57 AM)stevebowers Wrote: [ -> ]This doesn't really impact much of the OA scenario, although it might make certain destinations in the Terragen Sphere  in the Sagittarius Arm slightly closer.

I think we already know those objects' positions relative to us, so probably not
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