Interstellar/Galactic travel - Distances

From: Darin Sunley (rsunley@escape.ca)
Date: Sat Jul 24 1999 - 15:16:13 MDT


Almost everybody know that the Solar System orbits the center of our
galaxy, approximately 2/3 of the way out from the center, the galaxy
being approximately 100,000 light years across.

My question is, how far from the top and bottom are we right now. If I
was to fly perpendicular to the plane of the galaxy, how far would I
have to fly to clear the galactic disk? And would it make a difference
if I flew towards Galactic North or Galactic South

Darin Sunley
rsunley@escape.ca



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