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(moving) APOD

2 years ago

(moving) APOD
2 years ago

A Map of the Observable Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: B. Ménard & N. Shtarkman; Data: SDSS, Planck, JHU, Sloan, NASA, ESA

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A map of the observable universe is illustrated in a wedge with the the Earth on the bottom and the universe fanning out above.

APOD: 2023 July 5 – A Map of the Observable Universe

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

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Triadne

in reply to (moving) APOD 2 years ago

that looks like a quarter of a 2d plane to me. How can this be called a map of the observable universe when that would be a sphere around us?

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Nanook

in reply to (moving) APOD 2 years ago

Just like how you use the Mercator projection to project an image of the Earth onto a flat-surface.

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