Skylight How Does Our Solar System Move Around the Milky Way

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Skylight How Does Our Solar System Move Around the Milky Way

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From Earth, we see the Sun, Moon, and planets “wander” against backdrop of stars… …tracing the plane of the solar system. How does the plane of the solar system relate to the orientation of the Milky Way Galaxy? We can compare them by extending the plane of the solar system… …thousands of light years… …outside the spiral arms of the galaxy. Over the next billion years, the Sun, with planets in tow, will circle the galaxy about four times. If we viewed the Sun’s path among our night sky constellations, which direction would it be headed? Our current heading points toward three northern constellations. Among the stars, up, down, east, and west become meaningless. As our spinning planet revolves around the Sun, we’re also speeding through the galaxy at 230 kilometers per second. Hang on tight...