That we are actually part of Sagittarius D, a dwarf galaxy that is being consumed by the Milky Way. They say that this is way the Milky way appears at a 90 degree angle in the celestial plane from our perspective. Here is some additional information. http://www.viewzone.com/milkyway.html.
2007-08-24 06:55:04 · 6 answers · asked by theedge2343 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the viewzone site was lifted from:
http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=1207&i=2
all I can say it's a bunch of claptrap that you wont find in any reputable astronomical publication / website.
2007-08-24 07:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I agree with Rational Thinker... to a degree, anyway. Galactic formation is something we really haven't seen, and while we see stars being born, dying, and during middle age, we don't really see "new" galaxies in the process of formation.
I've read that it's likely large galaxies routinely consume smaller ones, so it's certainly possible - but what's more important (if the claim is true) is the question of life - did it start AFTER we joined the Milkyway, or before? If the claim is true, then the next question should be "Would life have formed on Earth if we hadn't joined a larger galaxy?"
There's a book... whose name escapes me... which offers evidence to the fact that if we were too close to the galactic center, life wouldn't have been possible, and the same if we were too far away. If *that's* true, then life *required* our being consummed by the Milkyway.
2007-08-24 07:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quite plausible and quite fascinating.
it would explain several anomolies pertaining to our relative position and trajectory through the milky way.
i would be interested in finding which stars share our relative age and makeup in an effort to catalog our sagittarian D relatives.
they should be quite unique in their age and chemical makeup as compared to those from the milky way.
2007-08-24 09:01:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks interseting, could be an explanition to the Mayan calendar ending in 2012. I'll require further study to verify.
2007-08-24 08:17:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had not heard this. But my niece is an astrophysicist, Ill ask her.
Your info link does not work...
2007-08-24 07:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by William R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a new urban myth.
HTH
Charles
2007-08-24 07:40:08 · answer #6 · answered by Charles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋