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The distance to the center of our galaxy is about 1020 meters. This was determined by the study of many globular clusters of stars. It is found that there is a high concentration of such clusters in a certain part of the sky and that most of them are about the same distance from us. Coupling this information with other evidence, we conclude that this concentration of clusters marks the center of our galaxy.
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W.H. Beasley Middle School
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The distance to the center of our galaxy is about 1020 meters. This was determined by the study of many globular clusters of stars. It is found that there is a high concentration of such clusters in a certain part of the sky and that most of them are about the same distance from us. Coupling this information with other evidence, we conclude that this concentration of clusters marks the center of our galaxy.
