Milky Way
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| Stars | 250 billion ± 150 billion |
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| Sun's Galactic rotation period | 240 Myr |
| Sun's distance to Galactic Center | 26. 4 ± 1. 0 kly (8. 09 ± 0. 31 kpc) |
| Spiral pattern rotation period | 220–360 Myr |
| Escape velocity at Sun's position | 550 km/s |
| Did you know | It's about 50,000 light-years away from the Milky Way center. |
| Episodes | EpisodesE30 · Pillow TimeJun 23, 2021 E29 · Take it EasyJun 22, 2021 E28 · Full MoonJun 22, 2021 View 25+ more |
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| ID | 596611 |
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King Charles: Chocolate bust created to celebrate coronation
A life-sized bust of The King has been made from More Than 17 litres (3. 7 gallons) of melted chocolate ahead of his coronation.
The Sculpture , which weighs More Than 23kg (51lbs), was created using about 2,875 Celebrations chocolates.
It took four weeks to make and shows Charles in the.
Miniature bars of Snickers, Mars, Twix, Milky Way , Galaxy and Bounty were among those used to decorate the model.
It was created by a team of chocolatiers and model makers for Slough-based confectionery firm Mars Wrigley's.
It was designed to show a profile view of King Charles III as close as possible to The Image which will soon grace stamps, coins and bank notes.
Emily Owen, senior brand manager, said: " The Team studied hours of footage of The King to capture his true likeness and the resemblance is uncanny. "
The bust is set to Go On display at The Firm 's headquarters in Slough.
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The King , who will be crowned along with Camilla, the Queen Consort , will be the 40th reigning monarch crowned there since 1066.
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