GO ASTRONOMY | The Laniakea Supercluster: 100,000 Galaxies...and us @goastronomy | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
The Laniakea Supercluster is a huge galaxy supercluster that is 520 million light years across and contains 100,000 galaxies. Laniakea in turn is comprised of four "smaller" galaxy superclusters:
Virgo Supercluster (Milky Way home),
Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster (contains the Great Attractor),
Pavo-Indus Supercluster,
Southern Supercluster.
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The Laniakea Supercluster is a huge galaxy supercluster that is 520 million light years across and contains 100,000 galaxies. Laniakea in turn is comprised of four "smaller" galaxy superclusters:
Virgo Supercluster (Milky Way home),
Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster (contains the Great Attractor),
Pavo-Indus Supercluster,
Southern Supercluster.
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*RELATED VIDEOS* you may like
youtu.be/wesFiOEZccE
#goastronomy
May your skies always be clear!
*Disclaimer*: Efforts were made to use images in the public domain (NASA/ESA et al), from CC0, royalty-free or from stock image sources. In the event that an image is not, under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes including education and research. Fair Use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. This video is made to advance the understanding of, and to advocate, astronomy and its related disciplines.