ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
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How big is <strong>the</strong> Milky Way Galaxy?The Milky Way has about 100 000 light years indiameter.On <strong>the</strong> scale where 1 ly =1mm, Milky way is <strong>the</strong>size <strong>of</strong> football field, and Sun is 4 mm far fromAlpha Centauri.Or, lets consider <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> stars…<strong>the</strong>re is100 billion stars in Milky way…© 2005 Pearson Education Inc.,publishing as Addison-Wesley