Ok, now, see (BTW, first time poster, long time reader) this has me all confused again.

Here I am, seeing all these articles proclaiming something that makes a lot of sense and then my wife and I start wondering about things.

As I was describing the news to my wife, her eyes lit up. For her, I'm
asking a question that I cannot answer. It went something like:

Her: "Now it makes sense! The center of the galaxy can only be seen
from the Southern Hemisphere."

Me: "Right. We've been oriented parallel to our parent galaxy's
direction of motion as it passes through the plane of the Milky Way.
The Solar System is coming in at a high angle."

Her: "What about Uranus?"

Me: "Hmm..." (mental gears begin grinding)

Her: "Wouldn't that mean that Uranus is the only planet in the Solar
System that's aligned with the plane of the Milky Way?"

Me: "You know what? Let me ask around and see if I can give you an
answer that's trustworthy."


So that's where I am and that's why I'm here.

Let me know if I should be telling my kids really cool stuff like they're invaders from another galaxy.

I'm serious, guys. Get this straight for me or so help me I'll turn my kids loose in that moronic Creationist "museum" and send them to Florida to learn how to vote.