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The Universe is a vast abyss. I believe that it is very important
to locate ourselves in this vast abyss in order to study the subject in detail.
Let’s begin with nothingness. Imagine a deep dark void, with lots
of glowing celestial bodies huddled together in clusters. You float nearer to
one of these clusters made up of about a thousand galaxies. This cluster is
called the Virgo Super Cluster. You float into it and eventually with the
decreasing distance, you notice small groups within this super cluster. One of
these groups is the Local Group of galaxies. Within this group lies our spiral
galaxy, the Milky Way and several others including our most immediate
neighbors: Andromeda and Triangulum.
Moving further into our galaxy filled with bright stars, you finally reach
our Solar System, which is located in one of the spiral arms of the galaxy.
The Solar System comprises of a star called the Sun, which is
encircled by eight planets. The third planet that orbits the Sun is the only
known life-bearing planet in the explored universe: the planet Earth. The
planet Earth is home to you and I and billions of other species that have been
ancient residents of this beautiful planet which is located in the depths of the
vast Universe.
If you have begun to feel insignificant knowing you are an unimportant
creature dwelling in a corner of the unfathomable universe, then you are one
step ahead in the field of astronomy.
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