16 Jan
2011
16 Jan
'11
7:34 a.m.
Thanks Erik and Patrick for taking a shot at answering my question! There are stars between galaxies. Errant ejected stars, and bridge stars between interacting galaxies at least. How this applies to my specific question is open. I'd buy spectral evidence, red or blue shift of the cepheids consistent with galactic rotation. Any known data? It would be fun to get a really high resolution photo and count the number of clear point stars both in 'front' of Andromeda and say a galactic diameter above and below. If the stars are local or in between the count per square unit should be the similar whereas more stars should be counted in 'front' of the galaxy if associated with the galaxy. Thanks again for the response. Steve