Laniakea Supercluster

[Eudaimonist]

Milky Way galaxy finds home in Laniakea supercluster - The Washington Post

In case you an intergalactic traveler and are lost, here is a video showing a map of the local galactic supercluster called Laniakea, which means ‘immeasurable heaven’ in Hawaiian. The lines in the diagram represent the flow of galaxies towards Great Attractors, and this flow is used to distinguish one supercluster from another.

Note that we are only on the outskirts of the Laniakea, and hardly in any kind of privileged position.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Strathos]

I thought the Large Quasar Groups were the largest structures in the universe yet discovered.

 

[juvenissun]

Milky Way galaxy finds home in Laniakea supercluster - The Washington Post

In case you an intergalactic traveler and are lost, here is a video showing a map of the local galactic supercluster called Laniakea, which means ‘immeasurable heaven’ in Hawaiian. The lines in the diagram represent the flow of galaxies towards Great Attractors, and this flow is used to distinguish one supercluster from another.

Note that we are only on the outskirts of the Laniakea, and hardly in any kind of privileged position.


eudaimonia,

Mark

To the same scientific information, Christians see God. Atheists see oblivion.
Evidence? What evidence?

 

[Shemjaza]

To the same scientific information, Christians see God. Atheists see oblivion.
Evidence? What evidence?

It does look like an angel.

I'm also not seeing anyone talking about oblivion. To me it's beautiful and awesome... I doesn't need to have made by anything for it to impress me.

(I'm just sad that our supercluster address is probably never going to be particularly relevant to humanity. We'll be lucky to even get out of the Solar system, let alone the Milky Way.)

 

[TerranceL]

First thought was that it looks like a super massive single celled organism.

 

[Shemjaza]

First thought was that it looks like a super massive single celled organism.

Brings a whole new level to phrase "super massive".

 

[morse86]

I can create that in photoshop in 5 minutes.

 

[Armoured]

I think it's sad that astronomers don't name these things after classical Graeco-Roman mythology anymore, the proper, good Christian way we've been doing for hundreds of years.

 

[MerlinJ]

I can create that in photoshop in 5 minutes.

Give it a rest. No one buys that you're an actual creationist.

 

[Armoured]

Give it a rest. No one buys that you're an actual creationist.

If it's the graphic I saw earlier, pretty sure no one's claiming it's not CGI.

 

[MerlinJ]

If it's the graphic I saw earlier, pretty sure no one's claiming it's not CGI.

This is the person claiming the ISS is a hoax, the earth is geocentric (and possibly flat), and that there is a worldwide conspiracy that unites scientists under the banner of Satan to trick good Christians into going to hell, among other inane things.

 

[Armoured]

This is the person claiming the ISS is a hoax, the earth is geocentric (and possibly flat), and that there is a worldwide conspiracy that unites scientists under the banner of Satan to trick good Christians into going to hell, among other inane things.

Yes, I know. Here he seems to be acting smug for having identified a graphic from a POV a couple million light years away as CGI.

 

[morse86]

I'm glad I'm not a creationist, that is a worldly term.

Creationism is in a dismal state, we had Ken Ham (awful debator) take on Bill Nye the unscientific guy. It should've been Kent Hovind (who is better able to articulate) but he is in prison....he should have reread the verse where it says to just pay the taxes.

So many of the creationists resources conform to "falsely so called science". They will not stand their ground on a rock...the word of God. They will make every excuse and "flow" with the wind every which way.

I'm glad I'm not a creationist by the worlds standards.

 

[morse86]

This is the person claiming the ISS is a hoax, the earth is geocentric (and possibly flat), and that there is a worldwide conspiracy that unites scientists under the banner of Satan to trick good Christians into going to hell, among other inane things.

Good christian going to hell?!?!?!? That's work salvation. Christian just means whether you believed or not in Jesus Christ. Once you believed, it is done....nothing can take away your salvation...because it's a free gift of god.

 

[Armoured]

I'm glad I'm not a creationist, that is a worldly term.

Creationism is in a dismal state, we had Ken Ham (awful debator) take on Bill Nye the unscientific guy. It should've been Kent Hovind (who is better able to articulate) but he is in prison....he should have reread the verse where it says to just pay the taxes.

So many of the creationists resources conform to "falsely so called science". They will not stand their ground on a rock...the word of God. They will make every excuse and "flow" with the wind every which way.

I'm glad I'm not a creationist by the worlds standards.

And here you are using a computer.

 

[TerranceL]

Yes, I know. Here he seems to be acting smug for having identified a graphic from a POV a couple million light years away as CGI.

If it was real we would have taken a picture of it!!!!one!!1

 

[Eudaimonist]

To the same scientific information, Christians see God. Atheists see oblivion.

Oblivion? I'm not quite sure what you mean.

I see a galactic supercluster, a natural entity. If you see God, you are reading in far more than what the information supports.

Evidence? What evidence?

For God? None here that points clearly and unambiguously towards the existence of any Gods.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Shemjaza]

I can create that in photoshop in 5 minutes.

Really? In only five minutes? You should post that up on youtube to show you great skill with photoshop... unless that wasn't actually true? Surely you wouldn't make something up to prove a point? Wouldn't that be lying... a sin?

 

[juvenissun]

Oblivion? I'm not quite sure what you mean.

I see a galactic supercluster, a natural entity. If you see God, you are reading in far more than what the information supports.



For God? None here that points clearly and unambiguously towards the existence of any Gods.


eudaimonia,

Mark

What is the value of YOU in this super cluster?
Just like what Job's wife said: Curse God and die.

 

[Shemjaza]

What is the value of YOU in this super cluster?
Just like what Job's wife said: Curse God and die.

And yet, he lives.