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It’s the End of the World as we… wait, hang on a sec…
March 2nd, 2010 at Tue, 2nd, 2010 at 6:14 am by Jennifer Morris
Apparently there’s going to be a galactic collision, and there’s no seat belt for something like this.
According to Bainbridge Island’s Battle Point Astronomical Association: The most distant object and the oldest light we can see with the naked eye, the Andromeda galaxy, was first recorded in 905 CE, but it wasn’t until 1925 that we understood that this “little cloud” was a separate galaxy. Now we know it’s heading right for us at 250,000 mph.
Ah, but not to panic — this mega-event isn’t expected to happen for 2.5 billion years.
You can learn how to find Andromeda, what’s in it, and what will happen when it arrives at the Ritchie Observatory at 7 p.m. March 6 during the assoication’s show and star party: “Andromeda: When Galaxies Collide.”
The show will include an image-enhanced planetarium presentation about the current night’s sky, and if the sky is clear, astronomers will be on hand with telescopes. The show is free.
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