Milkdromeda.Acuate187 OP t1_j3hj6jc wrote
The Andromeda–Milky Way collision is a galactic collision predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years between the two largest galaxies in the Local Group—the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy. The stars involved are sufficiently far apart that it is improbable that any of them will individually collide so if life is still in either galaxy they should survive but they will have some insanely beautiful views in the night sky! I took this a few weeks back with my eos and 50mm lens 100 2 minute exposures 1600 ISO stacked and edited with Deep sky stacker and siril.
chetanaik t1_j3j9yx9 wrote
Good chance that some stars are flung out into the void though. Imagine being a young civilization in one of those, your understanding of the universe would be pretty handicapped.
LikChalko t1_j3kcll9 wrote
Believe it or not. We currently lie in the biggest super void known in the universe.
sofa_king_we_todded t1_j3kzn13 wrote
Care to elaborate?
robertojh_200 t1_j3kvnnc wrote
Idk about that, to be in a rogue solar system you'd have a completely unfiltered view of the whole universe, like a night sky without light pollution. Imagine being able to view the universe we can't see because the Milky Way's zone of avoidance blocks it from our sight.
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Pickle3xpr3ss t1_j3j9kxs wrote
It is believed that our galaxy is already merging slightly with andromeda
LittleKitty235 t1_j3jbzl1 wrote
I don't think that is true? Both galaxies have diameters of around 100k-150k light years but are 2.5 million light years apart.
checkeredmice t1_j3je2dk wrote
There was this news about the galactic halos (? I think) of both maybe being way bigger than previously thought, and if they are as big as the new calculations showed, then yes, the two galaxies would technically already be touching. The actual collision is still way ahead of us tho.
Pickle3xpr3ss t1_j3jey8d wrote
Here is an article that suggests the galaxies may already be a touching
LittleKitty235 t1_j3n9l2f wrote
The research linked seems to focus on the gases surrounding galaxies. The article seems to want to refine what the edge of a galaxy actually is to make the claim they are already merging to get the clicks. I'm not sure exactly how the edge of a galaxy is defined, but if you screw with the definition enough you can claim the entire observable universe is merging.
Happy Cake day btw!
Pickle3xpr3ss t1_j3q0uvl wrote
True I mean it is a news site. Also thank you
Cyren777 t1_j3ji1qj wrote
"Slightly" is doing a lot of work in that sentence https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/06/andromeda-brighter-youd-see.html
Pickle3xpr3ss t1_j3jify8 wrote
I wasn’t putting this up for debate, I said “it is believed” not “it is a fact” or “andromeda is already merging”
I was simply stating what I’ve seen.
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Fallacy_Spotted t1_j3jxox9 wrote
We have insanely beautiful views now but our insane light pollution has obscured this natural wonders for billions of people.
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