Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Three Arches Above Utah

NASA ^ | May 24, 2011 | (see photo credit)

[geege]

I love it....so facinating....

[TheOldLady]

And as you can see, we’re in a backwater spiral arm (”...the Orion arm is not a major spiral arm, but only an enhancement of stars and gas between the Sagittarius and Perseus arms”).

[geege]

I’ve never heard that before....oh well....

[SunkenCiv]

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"Send them McRibs, from that [bleep]ing McRib wave..."

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[SunkenCiv]

They’ve moved some. :’)

[UCANSEE2]

Hundreds of Billions of miles at blinding speeds beyond comprehension.

BUT.... from our perspective...

[UCANSEE2]

Yeah, aren’t we out in some backwater spiral arm?

Well, it's like having beachfront property. You get a nice view, and it's way away from the crowded (and very hot) inner city.

[dr_lew]

Well, it's like having beachfront property. You get a nice view, and it's way away from the crowded (and very hot) inner city.

Just like Hoboken!

[TheOldLady]

Away from the (very hot and possibly containing a black hole) inner city is always a plus.

[SunkenCiv]

Actually, the stars are just holes in the celestial canopy. ;’)