Cosmography of the Local Universe

3D Model

Perspective view of the V8k galaxy catalog after correction for incompleteness and represented by three layers of isodensity contours. This is an interactive visualization version of Figures 8 and 9 of the following paper: “Cosmography of the Local Universe”, H. Courtois, D. Pomarède, R.B. Tully, Y. Hoffman, D. Courtois, The Astronomical Journal 146 (2013) 69.

https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/69

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