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[[File:G80 - NTCL1 - Marcy's Presentation on the Milky Way.jpg|thumb|[[Marcy]]'s presentation on the Milky Way to [[The Super Scouts]] {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I}}.]]
The '''Milky Way''' galaxy is the name given by the humans on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] to their home galaxy.
The '''Milky Way''' galaxy is the name given by the humans on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] to their home galaxy.


The [[Super Scouts]] apparently know specific information regarding the galaxy; [[Wellington]] corrects [[Marcy]] by saying that the number of stars is 114 billion, and not the 110 billion she mentions during her presentation {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I}}.
The [[Super Scouts]] apparently know specific information regarding the galaxy; an older male Super Scout corrects [[Marcy]] by saying that the number of stars is 114 billion, and not the 110 billion she mentions during her presentation ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).
 
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==


* There is some confusion as to whether or not the [[Cyrannus (TOS)|Cyrannus]] galaxy is in fact the same as the Milky Way.  
* There is some confusion as to whether or not the [[Cyrannus (TOS)|Cyrannus]] galaxy is in fact the same as the Milky Way.  
* As of early 2006 CE, the Milky Way galaxy is estimated to contain 200 million stars<ref>{{cite news | first = Robert | last = Sanders | title=Milky Way galaxy is warped and vibrating like a drum | publisher=UCBerkeley News | date=January 9, 2006 | url=http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/01/09_warp.shtml | accessdate=2006-05-24 }}</ref>. This number doubled in size to approximately 400 million in 2010 CE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/blueshift/index.php/2015/07/22/how-many-stars-in-the-milky-way/|title=How Many Stars in the Milky Way?|date=22 July 2015|language=English|accessdate=25 May 2025|last=Masetti|first=Maggie|work=[https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/blueshift/ Blueshift]}}</ref>, as small stars predominate<ref>{{cite web
* As of early 2006, the Milky Way galaxy is estimated to contain 200 million stars<ref>{{cite news | first = Robert | last = Sanders | title=Milky Way galaxy is warped and vibrating like a drum | publisher=UCBerkeley News | date=January 9, 2006 | url=http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/01/09_warp.shtml | accessdate=2006-05-24 }}</ref>. This number may be expected to double in size, if small stars predominate<ref>{{cite web
  | author=Frommert, H.; Kronberg, C.
  | author=Frommert, H.; Kronberg, C.
  | date =August 25, 2005  
  | date =August 25, 2005  
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  | title =The Milky Way Galaxy  
  | title =The Milky Way Galaxy  
  | publisher =SEDS
  | publisher =SEDS
  | accessdate = 2007-05-09 }}</ref>. Regardless, both numbers presented in the episode are based on dated scientific estimates of the 1980 CE era.
  | accessdate = 2007-05-09 }}</ref>.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Places (1980)]]
[[Category:Places (1980)]]
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[[Category:1980]]

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