Loop Around the Local Universe

A loop around the local universe, showing galaxies out to 500 million light-years. Starts out at the Milky Way and moves rapidly to reveal Andromeda (M31), the local group and surrounding structures. Ends with a rapid zoom out to the cosmic background radiation at 46 billion lights (z = 1,000). Originally animated as part of Fraser Cain’s “Guide To Space“ episode “How Big is the Universe?“: