Tuesday, January 2, 2018

astrophysics - The Galactic Plane


I'm guessing this isn't a great physics question, but I just can't find an answer with Google. If the galactic plane is perfectly horizontal at what angle and rotation will the ecliptic plane of our Solar System be?



Answer



Galactic Plane and Solar Orienation Galactic Coordinates and Earth


The answer seems to near 60 degrees. Additional description here


I have found this mathematica description of the ecliptic plane relative to the galactic plane.


Wolfram.com


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