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Started by Anton Winteroak
Fri, 31 May 1985 19:52
false facts
Author: Anton Winteroak
Date: Fri, 31 May 1985 19:52
Date: Fri, 31 May 1985 19:52
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There is an observed temperature difference,in the background radiation. It is slightly warmer in the direction of the Virgo Cluster. This is generally regarded as the center of our Supercluster. We also see that we are moving away from these galaxies less quickly than the Hubble law would indicate. There is *NO* evidence that the center of the Universe is in the direction of Sagitarius. Anyone making this claim is confusing the center of the Galaxy with the center of the Universe. We definitely know too little to point to the center of the universe, but we do know that the universes geometry is non-euclidian on the large scale (even just counting the parts of relativity that we do know), and that tells us to just be happy that we are the oldest thing in the universe that we can see, and to just forget it. The orientation of Galaxies in clusters IS RANDOM. They are seen with their edges to the center, and every other orientation. Furthermore, since sagitarius is in the direction of the center of our Galaxy, it is obviously not the direction of a line perpendicular to the plane of our galaxy. That line would point generally in the direction of Bootes and the tail of Ursa Major. This line does not intersect the line perpendicular to the plane of Andromeda (M31) anywhere. Don't believe everything you read. Anton Winteroak.
Re: false facts
Author: Max Guernsey
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1985 04:11
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1985 04:11
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In article <328@npois.UUCP> jay@npois.UUCP (Anton Winteroak) writes:
First off I am not an astronomy expert!
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> We definitely know too little to point to the center of the
>universe, but we do know that the universes geometry is non-euclidian
>on the large scale (even just counting the parts of relativity that we
>do know), and that tells us to just be happy that we are the oldest
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
huh?
>thing in the universe that we can see, and to just forget it.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
why?
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> Don't believe everything you read.
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> Anton Winteroak.
Max Guernsey
maxg@tekig4
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