Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/02/15/iphone-app-that-finds-the-milky-ways-heart.html
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Funny, you’ve found the center of the freak’n universe but a recording eludes you?
Priorities Mark.
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In case someone in your party gets lost, the center of the galaxy is a good place to meet up.
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Beware of the energy barrier
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“the center of the galaxy is directly behind me“
So humble. I’d just assume the arrow was pointing at me.
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how can a 2D representation of NSEW 360 degree flat representation tell me - on my phone screen - that the actual center of the galaxy is directly above or below me at any given time in the rotation of earth - earth around the sun, solar system (albeit, slowly) around the (center of) galaxy?
edit to add “center of”
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I believe you’re thinking of the Center of the Known Universe app, which would be concerning if it existed because then everyone would always know where to find you.
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I have no idea if Ali ever actually said that but I love it.
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Since the early 1970s some Fremont residents have been referring to their neighborhood as “The Center of the Universe” (which also appears on a large “Welcome” sign). An unofficial motto “De Libertas Quirkas” (“Freedom to be Peculiar” in mock Latin) appears in brochures and websites about the area.
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Another original Trek episode has Scotty rhetorically gesture towards Earth, only for Spock to point in the correct direction.
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Ironically not available to install on a Galaxy.
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Just don’t get too close to Sagittarius A*
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Yeah, that’s the problem with places with a big draw, they get all touristy.
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Nobody goes there any more, it’s too crowded
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Someone should now create a center of the universe compass app that always points to Fremont
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Like Jack Sparrow’s compass, only lamer.
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Comparing the pic in the article with the pic at the link makes that clearer.
From where I live in the southern hemisphere, you can point to the centre of the galaxy by pointing straight up on a clear night in August. But it’s not super-impressive - there’s a lot of dust between us and the galaxy centre. But! either side of that dust cloud is pretty freakin’ amazing.
I love going to places with dark skies.
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Or identical, if what you want most of all is to be in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle
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Yeah, that place sucks big-time.
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