Comments on: Our Galaxy is Fatter Than Previously Thought https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:08:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: wrpd https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4251 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:08:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4251 To the Milky Way: The rings around Uranus make you look fat.

]]> By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4250 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:37:48 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4250

There could also be some sort of variation of the galaxy’s size over time.

Over time yes, over the time interval between this estimate and the previous estimates? No.
The galaxy is not putting on weight, it’s just that those jeans make it look fat.

]]> By: Analiza Short https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4249 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:03:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4249 The real, exact size of our galaxy is not measurable, I think. An approximate value is good enough in this case.There could also be some sort of variation of the galaxy’s size over time.

]]> By: Virgil Samms https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4248 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:41:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/21/our-galaxy-is-fatter-than-prev/#comment-4248 Right around a factor of two, eh? Could it be as simple as a radius vs. diameter difference?

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