Animation of Two Galaxies Coliding

[Beverly]

For the animation (long download time):

http://web.phys.cmu.edu/~tiziana/BHGrow/movie_mq.avi

The page it came from:

http://web.phys.cmu.edu/~tiziana/BHGrow/

[monza]

Cool, hate to be one of those galaxies.
Dave

[Beverly]

Interesting facts about space distances (found by good old Google):

- Our solar system is 10 light hours from one side to the other (don't know if that includes the Kuiper Belt or not)
- The entire Milky Way is about 100,000 light years across
- Earth is located on one of the spiral arms of our galaxy and is about 26,000 light years from the center of the galaxy
- The newly discovered dwarf galaxy in Sagittarius, only 60,000 light years away, is spiralling into the Milky Way (so I think we'd better look out in a few thousand light years )
- The nearest large spiral galaxy like the Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy, about 2.7 million light years away
- The distance to the most distant object seen in the universe is about 18 billion light years

- Nearest grocery store is a four minute walk from our condo (not found by Google)

[AJ_77]

And the nearest bit of "reef" is 6 ft. from my desk.

aaaahhh....

[Dale D]

WOW!!!!! That's crazy!!!!!

Are you serious, 4 minutes from the nearest grocery store?

Talk about feeling all alone it the universe.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Dale D

Are you serious, 4 minutes from the nearest grocery store?

Yup. Live downtown. Population density is at its most intense around here. Two other grocery stores are only 15 minute walks from here.

Lee (bulletsworld) lives only a 10 minute walk away.

Our favourite pizza place is only a three minute walk Don't know how far that is light years, though

[Zerandise]

wow our closest grocery store is about a 50 min walk away since they closed the IGA on the corner of Cambie and #5. The Pizza place is about 8 min walk away. Closest reef shop is about an hour walk as well.

My reef tank about 5 second walk away

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Yup. Live downtown. Population density is at its most intense around here. Two other grocery stores are only 15 minute walks from here.

Lee (bulletsworld) lives only a 10 minute walk away.

Our favourite pizza place is only a three minute walk Don't know how far that is light years, though

Even though I live in the country, I sometimes think thats how I would like it. Esp. in a place like Edmonton.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Flatlander

Even though I live in the country, I sometimes think thats how I would like it. Esp. in a place like Edmonton.

Not going to touch that comment with a ten foot pole

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Not going to touch that comment with a ten foot pole

Oh,oh, what did I say now. I just think it would be nice to live in downtown Edmonton or another similar city. I picked Edmonton, cause I always bowled well at Boonie Doon.