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  2. Galactic plane - Wikipedia

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    The galactic plane is the plane on which the majority of a disk-shaped galaxy's mass lies. The directions perpendicular to the galactic plane point to the galactic poles . In actual usage, the terms galactic plane and galactic poles usually refer specifically to the plane and poles of the Milky Way , in which Planet Earth is located.

  3. Serpens–Aquila Rift - Wikipedia

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    Map of the star local neighborhood within 1,000 pc (3,300 ly), the Sun is at the center. The Serpens–Aquila Rift is at 40° galactic longitude , from the center moving outwards to top-right. The Milky Way as seen by Gaia, with prominent dark features labeled in white, as well as prominent star clouds labeled in black.

  4. Galactic coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The galactic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center, the primary direction aligned with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the fundamental plane parallel to an approximation of the galactic plane but offset to its north.

  5. Fortnite Chapter 5 map points of interest have leaked - AOL

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    The map for Fortnite Chapter 5 leaked a couple of weeks ago, and now we have a list of the points of interest to fill out the map. ... Fortnite OG is a throwback to the game as it was in 2018, ...

  6. Astronomical coordinate systems - Wikipedia

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    The galactic coordinate system uses the approximate plane of the Milky Way Galaxy as its fundamental plane. The Solar System is still the center of the coordinate system, and the zero point is defined as the direction towards the Galactic Center. Galactic latitude resembles the elevation above the galactic plane and galactic longitude ...

  7. List of voids - Wikipedia

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    Name Coordinates Distance Diameter Data Notes Local Void: 18 h 38 m +18° : cz=2500 km/s : 60 Mpc [1]Northern Local Supervoid: 61 Mpc 104 Mpc Virgo Supercluster, Coma Supercluster, Perseus–Pisces Supercluster, Ursa Major–Lynx Supercluster, Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster, Sculptor Supercluster, Pavo–Corona Australes Supercluster form a sheet between the Northern Local Supervoid and the ...

  8. Zone of Avoidance - Wikipedia

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    The Zone of Avoidance (ZOA, ZoA), or Zone of Galactic Obscuration (ZGO), [1] [2] is the area of the sky that is obscured by the Milky Way. [ 3 ] The Zone of Avoidance was originally called the Zone of Few Nebulae in an 1878 paper by English astronomer Richard Proctor that referred to the distribution of " nebulae " in John Herschel 's General ...

  9. Fortnite Ballistic - Wikipedia

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    Ballistic is a tactical first-person shooter that was inspired by Counter Strike, accessible via the Fortnite launcher. [1] In the mode, two teams of five players compete against each other across several rounds, with one team aiming to plant a "Rift Point Device" at a designated location on the map, and the other team attempting to stop them. [1]