[canuck_conservative]

Our Galaxy is about 150,000 light years across, so yes, 1000 LY from us is still well inside the Milky Way.



BTW, if you do a web image search for "Milky Way Galaxy Map", there's a hi-res version of the National Geographic map available!

[mowowie]

I imagine it is pretty mellow living out there on the outer rim.
I bet it’s a nice place to buy a cabin...