2dF: The 2 Degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey

This animated movie was produced in conjunction with the Anglo-Australian Observatory to mark the discovery of the 100,000th galaxy mapped by the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. The survey mapped the locations of nearly 250,000 galaxies within the nearby universe. A Fight Through the Universe shows just what it would be like to fly through the 2dF Survey.

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Title	A Flight Through the Universe
Sample Clip	Quicktime Movie (8.6 MB) [requires QuickTime 7 ]
Format	DVD (PAL)
Duration	5 minutes
Producer	Chris Fluke
Animation	Stuart Gill, Paul Bourke, Chris Fluke
Narration	Nina Landis
Music	Willy Zygier
Funding	Anglo-Australian Observatory
Details	The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey is now complete after nearly five years of observations with the Anglo-Australian Telescope in northern New South Wales. The survey mapped the locations of nearly 250,000 galaxies within the nearby Universe
Copyright	Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing; Anglo-Australian Observatory, 2000
Links	2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey AAO SPACE BBC TV 2001