SDSS Galaxy Map

A slice of the Universe showing the large-scale structure of galaxies; each galaxy is a small orange, green, or blue dot.

The SDSS’s map of the Universe. Each dot is a galaxy; the color is the g-r color of that galaxy .

Image Credit: M. Blanton and SDSS

License: Standard SDSS image license

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Funding for the SDSS is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Participating Institutions, and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.