TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Preface
Table of Contents
Some Examples of Galactic Scale objects

CHAPTER I      AN INTRODUCTION

Our Jeweled Merry-Go-Round
The Dynamic Duo Is Sighted
Introducing Galaxy Man And Blasto

 

CHAPTER II      THE GARBLED MESSAGE

Don't Hit The Panic Button
The "Gumballed" Message
Blasto Tells It Like It Is
Of Bulges, Spirals, Black Holes And Stars

 

CHAPTER III      A PLUNGE INTO A BLACK HOLE

Blasto's Radical "Slingshot" Plan
The Monster In The Middle (tiny, but soooooo heavy)
The G-Man Goes To The Bathroom
A Brilliant Maneuver

 

CHAPTER      IV THROUGH THE FRISBEE, I MEAN, DISK

Galaxy Man Reappears
The Galactic Merry-Go-Round (Frisbee?)
Some Pretty Galaxies
Earth Is Sighted
Of Stars, Oranges And Convenience Stores
A Horse In Outer Space
Supernova!

CHAPTER V      ARRIVAL IN THE HALO

The "Enemy" Is Sighted
Galaxy Man Blows A Circuit Board
Kamikazes Or Fox-And-Hound?
A Small Light In A Dim Place
A Perfect, Unbeaten Record

CHAPTER VI      BEYOND THE BEYOND, AND A FAREWELL

The Mysterious Dark Matter
Beyond The Galaxy
Owning Your Own Galaxy
Farewell To Our Interstellar Friends

APPENDICIES

Seeing The M31 Galaxy (Our Galaxy's Twin)
Layers Of The Universe