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erronis

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1. It seems interesting that both of these structures are aligned with the Earth as the observer

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2024, 08:49 PM

Jan 2024

Obviously that's a ridiculous assumption - that anyone would think the Earth as the center of anything.

But if these are just happenstance visual alignments it implies that there may be many more that we don't see as specific shapes since we are not in the right perspective plane.

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Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2024 OP

It seems interesting that both of these structures are aligned with the Earth as the observer erronis Jan 2024 #1

I've been thinking the same about galaxies for a long time. grumpyduck Jan 2024 #2

Fascinating! StarryNite Jan 2024 #3

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The universe is vast and so are its rules. keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 #5