tb_ comments on Astronomers Find the Edge of the Milky Way

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

so the outermost stars are also the oldest.

I don't think that line necessarily refers to anything going on in the core, but rather "of stars on the outside, the furthest ones are the oldest".

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[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 1 point 6 months ago* (2 children)

I'm not sure I follow you here, but just to be sure, I'm talking about this image here:

Was that also what you were looking at?

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[–] tb_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Yeah. And the oldest stars overall are indeed in the galactic centre.

But the specific bit you quoted I read as "of the old stars on the outside, the outermost are the oldest".

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[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 2 points 6 months ago

Ah okay, I get you. Reading it back again it does indeed seem to be that this is what they mean.

Thanks. 😁

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