The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
Local Group of Galaxies
Our Milky Way galaxy is not a lone sentinel set in
space and time. It is a member of a small cluster of
galaxies called the Local Group. The Local Group
includes about 27 near galaxies that share a common
center of gravity, and the best-known members are
(besides the Milky Way), the Andromeda Nebula
(M31), the Triangulum Nebula (M33), and the
Magellanic Clouds.
The members of the Local Group exhibit a definite
tendency toward sub-clustering. Perhaps the most
striking example is provided by the Andromeda galaxy
(M31) and its two companion galaxies M32 and NGC
205. Closer to home, the two Magellanic Clouds form
a compact binary system that, along with our galaxy,
create a loose triplet. This triplet and possibly the
three nearest dwarf spheroidal systems form one of
two major sub-groups. The other sub-group consists
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