Re: pinhole Sun Movement

Dan (dgray@justin-siena.napanet.net)
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:57:14 -0700


Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:57:14 -0700
From: Dan <dgray@justin-siena.napanet.net>
To: Pinhole Listserv <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: pinhole Sun Movement

The sun is orbiting around the center of the milky way along with most of the
stars in the galaxy. The entire solar sytem moves right along with the sun. We
are currently heading in the direction of the star Vega at about 43,000 mph.
Enjoy the ride!

-Dan Gray

Kirshen@aol.com wrote:

> Here's a question a student asked me today and I have no idea. Maybe some of
> you can help me out. Does the sun move in the universe? And how do we know
> one way or the other?
> Thanks!
> Amy Kirshen
>
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