Visualizations of the 6dF Galaxy Survey

Visualizations of the 6dF Galaxy Survey

‘Onion skins’ in Galactic coordinates, centred on l=300

using ‘Labyrinth’ software and with prominent features labelled

Tony Fairall/University of Cape Town/July 07

300330030 270 240 210

+30

-30

-60

-90

+60

6dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

Z O A

Grid applies to all slides following

400 < cz < 10006dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

LocalVoid

CetusVoid

Z O A

1000 < cz < 1999

LocalVoid

Fornax Wall

FornaxCluster

6dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

Z O A

2000 < cz < 2999

LocalVoid

EridanusVoid

6dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

50 Mpc

Z O A

3000 < cz < 3999

MicoscopiumVoid

EridanusVoid

CentaurusCluster

HydraCluster

6dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

50 Mpc

Z O A

4000 < cz < 4999

AquariusVoid

Canis Major Void

EridanusVoid

SculptorVoid

HydraVoid

C e

n t

a u

r u s

W

a l

l

MicroscopiumVoid

6dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

Sculptor Wall

50 Mpc

Z O A

5000 < cz < 5999

mmmmIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

6dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

SculptorVoid

HydraVoid

V17

Sculptor Wall

Indus

Columba Void

50 Mpc

Z O A

6000 < cz < 69996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V14Libra

V53

50 Mpc

Z O A

7000 < cz < 79996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V32

V64

V34

50 Mpc

Z O A

8000 < cz < 89996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V153

Crater

Ophiuchus

Sculptor Wall

V37V74

FornaxVoid

V34

50 Mpc

Z O A

9000 < cz < 99996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

FornaxVoid

V74

EridanusSculptor Wall

V34

V90

V29

V203

V211

50 Mpc

Z O A

10000 < cz < 109996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V68

V74

Horologium-Canis Major

V52

FornaxVoid

V203

50 Mpc

Z O A

11000 < cz < 119996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V213 (Rift)

Dorado

Shapley (a)

Horologium-Canis Major

V76

V252

50 Mpc

Z O A

12000 < cz < 129996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V380

V371

V442

V306

V180

V410

Horologium-Canis Major

V214

50 Mpc

Z O A

13000 < cz < 139996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V214V138

Lepus (a)

Shapley (b)

Horologium-Canis Major

V354

V371

50 Mpc

Z O A

14000 < cz < 149996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V245

V164

V112

V309

V287

V389 Shapley (b)

Horologium-Canis Major

V199

50 Mpc

Z O A

15000 < cz < 159996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V407

V127

V313

CetusSculptor (b)

Leo

Shapley (b)

Horologium-Canis Major

V310

50 Mpc

Z O A

16000 < cz < 169996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V402

V324

V121

V500V475

Cetus

Grus

Hydra (b)

Sextens

Horologium-Canis Major

V310

V407

V409

V263

50 Mpc

Z O A

17000 < cz < 179996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V285

Sculptor (c)

TelescopiumHorologium-Canis Major

V475

50 Mpc

Z O A

18000 < cz < 189996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V291Horologium-Canis Major

50 Mpc

Z O A

19000 < cz < 199996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V247

Lepus (b)

Horologium

Centaurus (b)

V526

V532

V296

50 Mpc

Z O A

20000 < cz < 209996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

Lupus

Horologium

V146

50 Mpc

Z O A

21000 < cz < 219996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

Pavooverdensity

Horologium

V193

50 Mpc

Z O A

22000 < cz < 229996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V311

V444

50 Mpc

Z O A

23000 < cz < 239996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V525

V222

50 Mpc

Z O A

24000 < cz < 249996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V312

V522

V117

V507

V251

50 Mpc

Z O A

25000 < cz < 259996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

V523

V332

50 Mpc

Z O A

26000 < cz < 269996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

50 Mpc

Z O A

27000 < cz < 279996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

50 Mpc

Z O A

28000 < cz < 289996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

50 Mpc

Z O A

29000 < cz < 299996dF Galaxy SurveyGalactic coordinateswith l = 300 central

50 Mpc

Z O A