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everybodys_nose t1_izhmvuh wrote

Reply to comment by IXICIXI in How do we know what the milky way looks like? by Riceeatingcommunist

I thought this immediately as well. Then I realized that whether in the northern or the southern hemisphere, we all look the same direction during our nights.

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IXICIXI t1_izkojti wrote

You’re quite right. Thank you. I thought OP was suggesting that at a certain time of year (at night) we would be facing a particular direction relative to the Milky Way. So I wonder which time of year that is? Assuming this to be true for large swathes of time due to our long orbit around the centre of the galaxy…

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everybodys_nose t1_izuqnol wrote

u/Technical-Grass9441 mentions the summer and the winter and after more thought, I realize that you are on-point to question which hemisphere. I realized that the northern winter is the southern summer and visa-versa.

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IXICIXI t1_izvu3sq wrote

It is all rather confusing. I’m in Australia so I generally think twice then doubt thrice when it comes to this kind of thing. Thanks for hashing it out w me

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