This zoom-out from planet Earth to the afterglow of the Big Bang depicts the entirety of the observable Universe. It is part of the Digital Universe exhibit designed by the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium and represents the most complete and accurate four-dimensional map of the Universe.
The final frames depict the Cosmic Microwave Background , which is thermal radiation left over from the Big Bang over 14 billion years ago and the limit of our view into space and time.
Humanity looks so very small and young compared to the ancient immensity of the Universe.
Source: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/hayden-planetarium/digital-universe/ (Hayden Planetarium)
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