The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
The Local System (Gould's Belt)
Our Sun is embedded in the leading edge of a belt of
gas and dust, which is partially condensed into stars,
inclined at 180 to the galactic plane, and apparently
linked to the lower edge of the Orion spiral arm. This
Local System, as it is called, may be moving with the
lower edge of the Orion arm and projects from the
later, like a tongue, toward and slightly above the
direction of galactic center. It is estimated that the
majority of all matter in the vicinity of the Sun must be
concentrated in the local system, including all of the
common constituents of spiral arms, namely: dust,
gas, and young stars. In other words, the Sun is
embedded in a local system or structure of very
recent origin, and it was even suggested that this
system might be a tiny galaxy (itself with spiral
structure) set within the main galaxy. The idea of a
local system and its acceptance as a fact has gained
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