Very Cool Atlas of the Universe

Atlas of the Universe ^ | January 13, 2014 | Staff

[lbryce]

This web page is designed to give everyone an idea of what our universe actually looks like. There are nine main maps on this web page, each one approximately ten times the scale of the previous one. The first map shows the nearest stars and then the other maps slowly expand out until we have reached the scale of the entire visible universe.

This atlas does a very good job of providing the proper persepctive in demonstrating the vast distances that encompass our known universe.

Of course, like most people, you will find yourself being able to maintain focus, losing your perpspective of what was your starting point, The Earth, as you expand further beyond into larger realms of space/time until you reach the very edge of the visible Universe.

The image below provides a summary of the entire atlas in nine pages that begins with the first step beginning with our sun and expanded out to 12.5 light years, each step 10/20 fold from the previous point until we reach the full expansion of aproximately 14 Billion light years of the visible Universe.

Here below on the left is the most recent viewpoint in your perspective of the universe before you expand one last final time to the very edge of the visible universe on the right.

[lbryce]

Yeah, 2006 is prehistoric as far as breakthroughs in cosmology are concerned. I’ve actually found a number of excellent atlases that much more advanced technically and have been updated more recently that I didn’t have the time to post last night but will try to post them later today or tomorrow and will ping you as soon as they are posted.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Hehe, nice one. I’ll be looking forward to other cool resources you find. I spent a good deal of time on this site today and enjoyed it.

[SunTzuWu]

Bookmark.

[ops33]

Make a pretty good team, don’t They!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the pings, extra to APoD.

[lbryce]

I've been working on posting several excellent sources for Universes Atlases, other equally impressive tools dealing with cosmology, planetary exploration, but the process of posting them are quite arduous and Imight not have it ready until tomorrow.

One thing I will tell you that you will not be disappointed and saying that I've really understated it. Some of them are like nothing you've ever seen. Please kindly hold on to tommorrow at the very latest.

I will inform you as soon as it's online at FR.

Have a great day.

All The Very Best.

Leonard Bryce.

[bigheadfred]

this is the best place to live g convincing the libs there is a better place shount be too difficult and just think of the sendoff