The Map of the Universe

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Link: The Map of the Universe

 

 

What is this map?

 

This map shows a slice of our Universe. It was created from astronomical data taken night after night over a period of 15 years using a telescope in New Mexico, USA. We are located at the bottom. At the top is the actual edge of the observable Universe. In between, we see about 200,000 galaxies.

 

The full map is actually a sphere. This visualization shows a thin slice of the Universe. Its thickness is about 10 degrees. More astronomical data is available but it is not possible to show all of it at once on a 2D map. The image would be completely saturated with dots.

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That really must have been a big bang! Good job it took my locals over 13 billion to evolve. Given the fuss they make about a few fireworks in early November every year, if they were around at the beginning of time, boy, who knows what kind of fuss they'd make!

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...Given the fuss they make about a few fireworks in early November every year, if they were around at the beginning of time, boy, who knows what kind of fuss they'd make!

 

Given that there was hydrogen and helium, and not much else, it'd be a gas!