At One Point.

[Deeplord]

At 2 light years from our solar system it looks like a dot. At 5 million light years our galaxy is part of cluster of 30 galaxies called a local group and it's a dot at that distance. At 50 million light years a large burger cluster of 2000 galaxies looks like a dot. So knowing that, the further you go out the closer the galaxies seem to be. There must be a point in space where all galaxies converge to one point.
My question is to see the universe at one point, as it was just before the big bang, how many light years would you have to be outside of the universe to see it at this point? Or am I just thinking way too big?

[Mick]

Wow maybe there is more than just one universe, a cosmological swarm perhaps so maybe you can't see the universe as one point. This is a thought provoking idea, I'm sure you will get some varied answers, I'm sorry I don't have one DL.

:woot:

[Deeplord]

Well my theory is that there is no point at the beginning of the universe because of the big bang, it's not there. So if you want to see it you need to go out not in. But, what do I know? It's just a theory.

[timthelder]

To have a 'beginning', that would have to mean that 'time' would have to run in a linear line....

BUT, (food for thought) If time runs in a circle could you see the 'convergence point' from anywhere on the circumference???

I.E. Time exploded outward, not forward....heh, heh, heh.

Interesting theory.

Cheers:smile:

[Radar]

Deeplord, are you familiar with the HUDF or Hubble Ultra Deep Field image?

Ray

[Deeplord]

Deeplord, are you familiar with the HUDF or Hubble Ultra Deep Field image?

Ray

No, fill me in please.

[Radar]

Watch this a couple of times.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=fgg2tpUVbXQ&feature=user

This is the most important photograph ever taken.

Ray