Our Galactic “Family Tree”
(A.K.A. your galactic general mail delivery address)
Superclusters of Galaxies (largest known)
> > > Clusters of Galaxies (several 1000 each)
> > > > >Local Group (our Milky Way galaxy is in a local group of 26)
> > > > > > Galaxy & Type: Milky Way, a bar spiral formation (1 of 4 types)
. . . . . . . . . . . . composed of: Nucleus , containing Globular Clusters & 2 major
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spiral Arms,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .which contain Nebulae
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .and forms Open Clusters (of galaxies)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > composed of Solar Systems (A Star with planets)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > SOL (1 of many millions in just one cluster)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OUR Planet, Earth (3rd rock from Sol, our Sun)
There you have it!!
US, we, with all our infinitude, surrounded by our fellow sentient beings:
the trees, plants, animals and oceans of whales, dolphins, and other living creatures blessed to breathe the air that Sol warms for us,
JUST SO!