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7 December 2009

Images for "Aussie observations will lead to 'new physics'"

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The origin of the "wiggles" in the distribution of galaxies

Time goes from top to bottom. The "bullseyes" show where there have been two sources of pressure waves in the early universe, the waves travelling outwards like the ripples on a pond. Galaxies prefer to grow at the centre and edge of the bullseye. Their preferred separation is the radius of the bullseye (the scale bar). Image: Sam Moorefield, Swinburne University.

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The 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope

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The 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope

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The 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope

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The dome of the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, Australia

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The dome of the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, Australia

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Researcher contact

Dr Sarah Brough, Anglo-Australian Observatory
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sb@aao.gov.au

 

Publication

Michael J. Drinkwater et al. “The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Survey Design and First Data Release.” Accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. On astro-ph at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/0911.4246.