Laniakea is our home super cluster of galaxies. In this
picture it is showing exactly that. Not only is it one of the largest structures
know it is also our home. The Laniakea cluster of galaxies contains thousands
of galaxies, including our milky way. The Virgo cluster of galaxies are the
closest cluster of galaxies to our own. In the picture the green areas have
white dot galaxies and the white line indicate motion towards the center. The outline
of Laniakea is in orange. The blue dot shows our location. The Laniakea is
about 500 million light years and contains 100,000 times the mass of the Milky
Way. Laniakea Means “immense heaven” in Hawaiian. This picture truly shows how
small we are compared to the entire galaxy. I believe there must be some other life
forms out there in other galaxies that we are not able to contact.
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