Local Sheet Top View (IMAGE)

York University

Local Sheet Top View

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This is a diagram showing the brightest galaxies within 20 million light years of the Milky Way, as seen from above. The largest galaxies, here shown in yellow at different points around the dotted line, make up the "Council of Giants."

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Marshall McCall / York University

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