Our solar system is approximately 27,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. Therefore, what is true when we observe the center of the Milky Way with a telescope?

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Guadafan · Answer 1 · 2021-04-30T15:48:33+0000

Answer:

We are observing the galactic center as it was 27,000 years ago

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The Galactic Center, or Galactic Centre, is the rotational center of the Milky Way. It is 8,122 ± 31 parsecs (26,490 ± 100 ly) away from Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest. It coincides with the compact radio source Sagittarius A*

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