An atlas of the Universe

[Zanix]

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So it takes 100billion light years for the light comming from these places to get to us, so we can see them and know they are there. It seems like alot could happen in those 100bil light years.

I also wonder how they figured out where we are, when we've never had a spaceship out that far to look back and take snapshots.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Heh, pretty out there.. get it?

 

[shimsham]

100 billion? thought the universe was only around 14-16bil years old?

looked at link, 14.

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: Zanix
I also wonder how they figured out where we are, when we've never had a spaceship out that far to look back and take snapshots.

We can see everything around us 360 degrees on every axis...

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: shimsham
100 billion? thought the universe was only around 14-16bil years old?

looked at link, 14.

13.7 billion according to WMAP.

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: hjo3

Originally posted by: Zanix
I also wonder how they figured out where we are, when we've never had a spaceship out that far to look back and take snapshots.

We can see everything around us 360 degrees on every axis...

That makes sence now.

I wonder though still, how they know what our solar system/galaxy looks like. Just plotting what we find until there's enough points to play connect the dots?