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Which coordinate system uses the Milky Way's plane as its equator?
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What Latin name for the Milky Way means 'milky road'?
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Via Lactea
What galactic latitude marks the Milky Way's midplane?
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Which coordinate system uses the Milky Way's plane as its equator?
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Galactic coordinate system
What class of object is Sagittarius A*?
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Supermassive black hole
Which major galaxy is predicted to collide with the Milky Way in the future?
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Andromeda Galaxy
Which telescope network produced the first image of Sagittarius A*?
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Event Horizon Telescope
Who coined the name Sgr A* in 1982?
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Robert L. Brown
In galactic coordinates, what longitude marks the Galactic Center?
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What constellation contains the north galactic pole?
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Coma Berenices
What ancient merger remnant in the Milky Way is also called the Gaia Sausage?
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Gaia-Enceladus