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KOMPAS.com – Being one of the phenomena that is considered interesting and it is a pity to miss the view of the sky, namely the sling galaxy Bima sakti can be watched from Earth at dawn.

The Milky Way is one of the largest galaxies in the disk-shaped universe and is a collection of billions of stars in this universe.

Marufin Sudibyo, Counselor and Assistant for the Gombong Ghost Science Study Forum (FKIK) and the Central Java Kebumen Research Institute for Falak Science (MKIF), Marufin Sudibyo, said that the Sun and the entire solar system are located on the edge of the Milky Way.

This condition makes it possible to see most of the structure of this galaxy.

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“Called the milky way sash Because it looks like a fine scarf that stretches from north to south with a certain motif on the parts, ”said Marufin to Kompas.com, Saturday (1/5/2021).

How did the Milky Way galaxy sash formed?

The Milky Way sash is part of the Milky Way galaxy that can be seen from our Earth (which is located at the edge of the galaxy).

According to Marufin, the process of forming the Milky Way galaxy itself follows the general mechanism for the formation of galaxies in our universe.

The PCNU Falakiyah Institute, Blitar Regency / Cak Bahrul The appearance of the Milky Way’s sash. Photos taken in Blitar Regency, immortalized on a cellphone camera using a camera settings application.

After the universe expanded through the Big Bang it gave birth to light atomic nuclei such as hydrogen and helium, along with electrons and other particles.

At that time there were dots of higher density which later developed into seedbeds for the first generation of stars.

“These stars made up the ancient Milky Way galaxy,” he said.

These stars, which make up the bulk of the Milky Way, are visible from the edges of the galaxy. Galaxy it contains about 100 to 400 billion stars.

Over time, the Milky Way absorbed material from other galaxies that had passed by, whether it was forced to merge or not. So that the size continues to grow until it is witnessed today.

Lessons and influences of the Milky Way galaxy on Earth

“The study of the Milky Way galaxy sash is basically the same as the understanding from studying galaxies in general as part of the large-scale structure of the universe,” he explained.

Galaxies are made up of stars. They generally cluster as star clusters (clusters), either regular or irregular.

Galaxies also contain non-stellar matter ranging from planets to interstellar dust.

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The center of the Milky Way galaxy is supposed to be in the center of this sash, but we can’t see it because a similar population of interstellar dust blocks our field of view directly to the galactic center.

In addition, the Milky Way galaxy is also composed of dark matter, whose identity has not been widely revealed and is still being actively studied.

Regarding the influence of the Milky Way’s sash on Earth, said Marufin, because we live in the Milky Way Galaxy, any changes in this part of the galaxy will have an impact on the solar system and especially our Earth.

So far, however, no dramatic changes have been detected that have had an impact.

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