As astronomers pointed out repeatedly then, the sun passes in front of the Milky Way’s center every year, not just in 2012. Because the Milky Way’s center is so far away, 27,000 light-years
Mercury rise and set in Minneapolis. Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset. Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Question: 10. Do all galaxies out beyond the Milky Way rise in the east and set in the west (if they aren't circumpolar)? Explain. There are 2 steps to solve this one. The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Sun to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. [1] One galactic year is approximately 225 million Earth years. [2] The Solar System is traveling at an average speed of 230 km/s (828,000 km/h) or 143 mi/s (514,000 mph) within its trajectory
The Milky Way core season is once again upon us. This is the time of the year, from March through September, when the core of the Milky Way is visible at night. With clear skies and a waxing moon that was setting before the Milky Way started to become visible at around 04:00, I headed out to Big Bend National Park in West Texas for the weekend.
Visible night of Dec 15 – Dec 16, 2023. Mercury: Until Fri 9:05 pm. Venus: From Sat 3:23 am. Mars: From Sat 5:05 am. Jupiter: Until Sat 3:04 am. LZyOC. 455 394 435 419 217 62 100 209 225

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