Heittovaihtotiedosto t1_jb6gf03 wrote on March 6, 2023 at 8:09 PM Reply to comment by morningcoffee1 in Hello there; I’ve got a question for the astronomers: how sparse is our local cluster? by Steel-Rains ”30-35 galaxies” Why is there a range? Is our own galaxy blocking the view and we can’t be certain what is out there, or is it a matter of definition or consensus on what galaxies are considered part of the local group? Permalink Parent 5
Heittovaihtotiedosto t1_jb6gf03 wrote
Reply to comment by morningcoffee1 in Hello there; I’ve got a question for the astronomers: how sparse is our local cluster? by Steel-Rains
”30-35 galaxies”
Why is there a range? Is our own galaxy blocking the view and we can’t be certain what is out there, or is it a matter of definition or consensus on what galaxies are considered part of the local group?