The Observable Universe in One Picture

originally posted by: ByteChanger

originally posted by: Encia22

Ok... I gotta ask... Why does it appear we are in the center on the universe?

If you were in a huge flat field in which you could look out in all directions to the limit of your eyesight and mapped out all you could see all around you, that map would be a circle with you in the middle. There would be more of the field beyond what we could see and map, but the limits of our eyesight prevent you from seeing more.

In the case of the observable universe, we can look through telescopes all the way out to the limits as far was we could see and map it, our map would be a sphere with us in the middle. There is more of the universe beyond what we could see and map, but the limits of the speed of light prevent us from seeing more.

a reply to: Arbitrageur

Thanks for the info and video.

originally posted by: ByteChanger

originally posted by: Encia22

Ok... I gotta ask... Why does it appear we are in the center on the universe?

Where else?

Also because we're awesome.