An Atlas of The Universe

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Web Name: An Atlas of The Universe

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This web page is designed to give everyone an idea of what our universe actuallylooks like. There are nine main maps on this web page, each one approximatelyten times the scale of the previous one. The first map shows the nearest starsand then the other maps slowly expand out until we have reached the scale of theentire visible universe. 12.5 Light Years from the SunThe Nearest Stars The closest star to the Sun is only 7000 times further than the edge of our solar system. This map shows all of the stellar systems that lie within 12.5 light years from us. 250 Light Years from the SunThe Solar Neighbourhood A large proportion of the stars visible with the naked eye are within 250 light years. This map shows this tiny section of our galaxy that surrounds our Sun. 5 000 Light Years from the SunThe Orion Arm The local arm of our galaxy is called the Orion Arm. It is depicted here showing the millions of stars interspersed with clouds of interstellar gas. 50 000 Light Years from the SunThe Milky Way Galaxy Our galaxy is a loose spiral disc of two hundred billion stars rotating around a compact centre. This is a diagram showing the main features of the Galaxy.free alltel ringtonesfree verizon ringtonesfree moviesfree mp3 500 000 Light Years from the SunThe Satellite Galaxies The Milky Way is surrounded by several dwarf galaxies slowly orbiting it in periods of billions of years. This map shows the nearest of these satellite galaxies. 5 Million Light Years from the SunThe Local Group The Milky Way is gravitationally bound to two other large spiral galaxies as well as dozens of dwarf galaxies. This local group of galaxies is illustrated here. 100 Million Light Years from the SunThe Virgo Supercluster The local group of galaxies is just one of many centred around the massive Virgo Cluster. Collectively, all of these groups and clusters form a unit known as the Virgo Supercluster shown here. 1 Billion Light Years from the SunThe Neighbouring Superclusters The distribution of galaxies in the universe is far from regular. They tend to clump together into huge supercluster formations. This map shows many of the superclusters within 1 billion light years of us. 14 Billion Light Years from the SunThe Visible Universe Although our knowledge of the large scale structure of the universe is incomplete, many large and small scale features are visible right out to the very edge of the visible universe. The entire universe is fairly uniform, as this map shows.This web page created by Richard Powell.Last updated: 30 Jul 2006Visits since 1 Aug 2000: 30 Jul 2006: I added another galaxy (Ursa Major II) to the map of the Satellite galaxies. 22 Jul 2006: I have replaced the Map of the Milkyway Galaxy with a new version. 16 May 2006: I added a copyright statement to the bottom of this page.

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Contains maps of the universe zooming out from the nearest stars to the entire visible universe.

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