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To: MtnClimber

I like those galaxies that are loaded with stars and perhaps planets maybe like ours.


5 posted on 07/14/2025 2:13:35 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: SkyDancer

I can’t imagine what the night sky must look like from a planet in that galaxy. It’s gotta be spectacular.


6 posted on 07/14/2025 3:12:20 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: SkyDancer
I like those galaxies that are loaded with stars and perhaps planets maybe like ours.

The Andromeda Galaxy contains roughly one trillion stars, while the Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to contain roughly 250 billion stars. If only one in a million stars had an Earth-like planet then Andromeda galaxy would have one million Earth-like planets and our Milky Way would have 250 thousand. Here is a good Youtube video to see the magnitude of Andromeda: Gigapixels of Andromeda [4K]

8 posted on 07/14/2025 5:05:38 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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