|
Our Galactic "Family Tree"
(or A.K.A. our galactic general mail delivery address)
Superclusters of Galaxies (largest known)
Clusters of Galaxies
(several 1000 each)
Local Group (our Milky Way galaxy is in a local group of 26)
Galaxy & Type: Milky Way, a bar spiral formation
(1 of 4 types)
composed of:
Nucleus , containing Globular Clusters & 2 major
Spiral Arms,
which containNebulae
and forms Open Clusters (of galaxies)
composed of Solar Systems (A Star with planets)
Sol (1 of many millions in just one cluster)
OUR Planet Earth (3rd rock from Sol, our Sun)
There you have it!!
US, we, with all our infinitude, surrounded by our fellow sentient beings:
the trees, plants, animals and oceans of whales, dolphins, and other living creatures blessed to breathe the air that Sol
warms for us,
JUST SO!
|
