Laniakea: Visualizing Our Home Supercluster

Jul 24

Jul 24 Laniakea: Visualizing Our Home Supercluster

Laniakea: Visualizing Our Home Supercluster infographic

Very cool new visualization of Laniakea: Our Home Supercluster, which is the supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. Check out the video and article from Nature.com.

This is potentially the most detailed map of the universe to date, and spans more than 500 million light-years and contains more than 100,000 galaxies. The lines shown in the visualization the paths of motion of the individual galaxies.

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Randy Krum is an infographics and data visualization designer, author of the book, “Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design,” and instructor of Infographics and Data Visualization Design at Southern Methodist University's Continuing and Professional Education program (CAPE). Randy also runs the popular website, Coolinfographics.com. Started in 2007, the site has grown into one of the most influential infographic sites online, handling up to 50,000 unique visitors a day. He is the Founder and President of InfoNewt, his design company that designs infographics and visualizations for clients used for both online marketing and internal communications. Randy speaks at conferences, universities, corporate events, and government agencies about infographic design, data visualization methods, visual content marketing, and the effective use of visual information. Learn more at RandyKrum.com

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