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The Grand Design

ER — 8/3/2007 5:44:34 PM (archived)

It's in pictures like this that you realize the Milky Way looks just like a close-up of a galaxy edge-on.

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A battle between the VLT and the Center of the Galaxy - Raoul - 7/31/2007 8:17:51 AM
- This is how the night sky looks in Chile? (n/t) - dd - 8/1/2007 3:12:16 AM
  - That's how the night sky used to look like everywhere. - Hank - 8/1/2007 3:39:50 PM
- Victory will be decided in another 60,000 years. - Hank - 7/31/2007 5:45:27 PM
  - Another image and background story - New Age Vapors - 8/3/2007 3:23:31 PM
    - The Grand Design - ER - 8/3/2007 5:44:34 PM

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