Peanut shaped MilkyWay Galaxy

[astroron]

There was a thread here a while ago about Peanut shaped galaxies.
It seems our MilkyWay Galaxy is also one.

http://scitechdaily.com/computer-simulations-show-stars-center-milky-way-move/
Cheers:thumbsup:

[madbadgalaxyman]

I discuss the various types of bulges in galaxies, within this thread:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=77826

There are also plenty of pretty pictures of bulges in this thread.

cheers,
Robert

[astroron]

Robert, I put it there mainly for your perusal.
This article discusses our galaxy.
Cheers:thumbsup: