#great attractor

[mahamayax]

[shpepyao]

Moth design inspired by Great Attractor

[blasteffect]

The Great Attractor !

The Great Attractor is a region of gravitational attraction in intergalactic space and the apparent central gravitational point of the Laniakea Supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way galaxy, as well as about 100,000 other galaxies.

Representative Image/Reuters

[zespaceblog]

Relatively Speaking ..

So, I'll hazard a guess you're sitting still reading this, and if you are, you'd probably think you're not moving at all, but of course, you're not moving in relation to your surroundings, but needless to say, everything else is moving, and you're just sat not cognisant of everything else, it's ok .. we all do it, but let me take you on a little journey.

The Earth is of course spinning, around 1,000 mph so you're hurtling around it regardless of how still you think you may be. But that's not it, because the Earth is spinning around the Sun, about 30km per second, so clear your mind, imagine your spinning 1,000 mph and at the same time swinging around the sun at 30km per second.

If that doesn't make you feel dizzy, then needless to say, that's not enough either, because the Sun also is moving around the galaxy at about 250km per second.

That sets the scene for the above animated gif, our planets orbiting a sun that's actually screaming around a massive 100,000 light years wide galaxy, taking around 226 million years to complete it's orbit.

Now, I can already hear the cries of those of us who like me, have these bizarre thoughts while we are sitting still, because that's not where it ends of course, we are now understanding our movement relative to our galaxy, but you'll know there's loads of galaxies out there, and ours is moving at 1.3 million miles per hour, heading towards the Virgo Supercluster and all that is moving towards somewhere we call the Great Attractor.

So, Whenever anybody tells you you're lazy and doing nothing at all, recount them your incredible journey through time and space, at least, relative to the Great Attractor

ps.. I happily mixed metric and imperial in this article, growing up in the UK, you kind of get both systems while never being able to truly get your head around KPH while driving abroad.

[northopalshore]

Hiii in your birth chart analysis of Zendaya you mentioned the Great Attractor, i just wanted to know how do i find mine.

Thank so much babes💗💗, loved the post btw🤭🤭

Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed my post!

To find the Great Attractor in your chart, just scroll down to manual entry in the extended chart selection at astro.com and type in "Great Attractor". After that it will show up in your chart.

Hope this helps ⁠♡

[livingforstars]

Abell 3627 in the Great Attractor - February 18th, 1996.

"Are these galaxies near the center of the largest gravitationally bound concentration of mass yet known? Previously, the cluster of galaxies known as Abell 3627 was largely unstudied because dust in the disk of our own galaxy obscured much of its light. Several galaxies from Abell 3627 appear above as fuzzy blue patches behind many stars in our galaxy. Observations by Renee Kraan-Korteweg (Paris Observatory) and collaborators, however, indicate that this cluster of galaxies is near the center of the huge nearby conglomeration of mass known as the Great Attractor. Evidence for this was uncovered in accurate measurements of the large extent and nearby distance of Abell 3627."

[severalbotsinatrenchcoat]

My ass is so massive, it's considered the great attractor

[therealuniverse]

Our galaxy and basically every galaxy within 250 million light years - a huge volume of space - seems to be moving towards a single gravitational source. Why has this thing been so difficult to study, and what might it be?