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Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:46 pm
by Unisaw
Cosmography of the Local Universe
The video zooms into our local area of the Universe — our Milky Way galaxy lies in a supercluster of 100,000 galaxies — and then slowly draws back to show the cosmography of the Universe out to 300 million light years.
I don't understand 10% of this but found it fascinating.
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:26 pm
by andyman
does that mean you understand the other 90%?
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:47 pm
by xer0s
Let me get my calculator.........
Yep, checks out...
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:06 pm
by Unisaw
andyman wrote:does that mean you understand the other 90%?
correct
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:29 pm
by mrd
Neat video, maybe a bit drawn out. Why the hell are't we zipping around space?! I wanna explore some of this shit... maybe I should sign up for that Mars One project.
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:42 pm
by Transient
I just hope to live long enough to see the Singularity occur. Then I'll have enough patience to wait for space tech to advance enough to have my own space ship.
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:54 pm
by mrd
Transient wrote:I just hope to live long enough to see the Singularity occur. Then I'll have enough patience to wait for space tech to advance enough to have my own space ship.
Don't hold your breath. Not to say that it won't happen... it's an interesting thought. I'm less optimistic about it than I was 5 years ago. You should spend your energy worrying about how to destroy (by which I mean kill) the oppressors of this planet than waiting for some computer revolution to save you.
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:00 pm
by ToxicBug
Transient wrote:I just hope to live long enough to see the Singularity occur. Then I'll have enough patience to wait for space tech to advance enough to have my own space ship.
The catch is that we don't know what will happen if it occurs. The post-singularity world might not need any of us.
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:17 pm
by Transient
You guys, don't crush my dream.
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:36 am
by Whiskey 7
Nice Unisaw.
There is no way we can comprehend the magnitude of this place
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:16 am
by losCHUNK
There's a big hoover in space
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:15 am
by seremtan
yeah, space sucks
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:51 am
by ToxicBug
Amazing video BTW, wow!
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:26 pm
by Whiskey 7
seremtan wrote:yeah, space sucks
Yes, that Great Attractor is a worry
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:59 pm
by losCHUNK
All bow before the great Attractor.
I'm guessing that's the super massive black hole that's theorised ?, pretty epic
edit: no, that wasn't in our galaxy so it will be much bigger. Like a super massive big ass black hole
Re: Cosmography of the local universe
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:07 am
by mrd
losCHUNK wrote:All bow before the great Attractor.
I'm guessing that's the super massive black hole that's theorised ?, pretty epic
edit: no, that wasn't in our galaxy so it will be much bigger. Like a super massive big ass black hole
Probably just a bunch of black holes that have smashed together into a giant one that will proceed to eviscerate the universe over the course of the next 20 billion years.
