Avatarmovie.com

[Butch Whitmon]

I'm definitely a "newbie"!!  Hello.
On the avatarmovie.com site there is a series of challenges for badges.  One of questions concerning Pandora's location in the universe asks about what galaxy Pandora is in.   I answered Milky Way.
The challenge told me I was wrong, and that Pandora is in Alpha Centauri.   Alpha Centauri is not a galaxy; it is a star system within the Milky Way which happens to be our nearest neighbor at 4.7 light years away.   The question is either presented wrong, or they simply made an error.
I have been unable to find a way to communicate with the administrators of the site.
Has anyone noticed this.......or am I "last one to know"?

[Kamean]

You are right. Solar and Alpha Centauri star systems are both in Milky Way galaxy.

[Txur’Itan]

I'm definitely a "newbie"!!  Hello.
On the avatarmovie.com site there is a series of challenges for badges.  One of questions concerning Pandora's location in the universe asks about what galaxy Pandora is in.   I answered Milky Way.
The challenge told me I was wrong, and that Pandora is in Alpha Centauri.   Alpha Centauri is not a galaxy; it is a star system within the Milky Way which happens to be our nearest neighbor at 4.7 light years away.   The question is either presented wrong, or they simply made an error.
I have been unable to find a way to communicate with the administrators of the site.
Has anyone noticed this.......or am I "last one to know"?

You are right. Solar and Alpha Centauri star systems are both in Milky Way galaxy.

People are often wrong on the internet, correcting them has become a bit of a sport for some people.

Go to various international scientific websites to find out the most current astronomical data.

http://www.iau.org/
http://www.iau.org/public/constellations/
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/
http://hubblesite.org/

The movies Cannon borrows from reality, not the other way around.  This is partly why it is so popular.

[Human No More]

Mllte - that's a mistake
Clearly the question meant solar system.

[Dalva]

yes ACA is a solar system, in milky way.
most people confuse between a solar system and a galaxy. even game developers.
i have just played this game that states the environment is a single star system. but it clearly shows multiple star! so it must be inside a galaxy