Galactic Center is in 26 degrees Sagittarius
I just learned that the Galactic Center is in 26 degrees, 45 minutes of the constellation Sagittarius.
What does this mean?
1. Almost all the planets of the solar system, including the sun and moon, travel in a very narrow part of the sky called the ecliptic.
2. The ecliptic forms a circle of 360 degrees–half of it is not visible because that half is on the other side of the earth. As the earth turns, you can see the whole ecliptic.
3. The ecliptic is divided into 12 sections of 30 degrees each.
4. These 30-degree sections are represented by different constellations which are star clusters that happen to be in the very narrow band of the sky called the ecliptic.
5. These constellations are the signs of the zodiac.
6. That 30-degree section of the sky where the Sagittarius constellation is located is also the area of the sky where the center of the Milky Way galaxy is.
7. In Sagittarius, 26 degrees and 45 minutes into the section, is specifically where the galactic center is located.
