Wiki-Wiki WORD: SUPERCLUSTER |
Definition: large groupings of smaller galaxy groups and clusters. |
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ABOUT SUPERCLUSTERS:
Once thought to be the largest structures in nature, superclusters are now understood to be subordinate to enormous walls or sheets. These "walls or sheets" are sometimes called "super cluster complexes" and they can spand out to be a billion light-years in length. A light-year* is the distance that light can travel in one year. Super clusters themselves can spand out to several hundred million light-years.
*To learn more about light-years, click the link above. |
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Caption: The white specks in the picture above signify the superclusters and other stars and galaxies. We (the Milky Way Galaxy*) are located in the Virgo Supercluster** (located torwards the center).
Journey through the Virgo Supercluster
* ** To learn more about the Milky Way Galaxy and the Virgo Supercluster, click the links above. |
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SO WHAT??? SECTION: Studying "superclusters" is important to know when it comes to outer space and what is near or around us. We are studying this term because it goes with our Space/Solar System Unit. Superclusters are common when talking about outer space. Many of our large bodies in space are superclusters.
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CITATIONS:
Picture from: "Supercluster." Wikipedia.org. 2008. 5 May 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_cluster>.
Video from: Journey through the Virgo Supercluster. Dir. Jacnas. youtube.com, 2007. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=bmmkKqHAVMs>
Information From: "Supercluster." Wikipedia.org. 2008. 5 May 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_cluster>.
"Supercluster." Review of the Universe. 30 Apr 2008. universe-review.ca. 5 May 2008 <http://universe-review.ca/F03-supercluster.htm>.
"Cosmology-Galaxy Clusters-Super-Clusters." 2004-2007. astronomyonline.org. 5 May 2008 <http://astronomyonline.org/Cosmology/SuperClusters.asp>.
Other useful information: "The Local Supercluster." heasarc.nasa.gov. 9 May 2008 <http://heasarc.nasa.gov/docs/cosmic/local_supercluster_info.html>.
Stephen P. Maran, PhD Astronomy for Dummies, 2nd Edition Indianapolis, Indiana; Hoboken, New Jersey Wiley Publishing, Inc. ©2005 (Pages:197, 218)
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