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"The Universe within 1 billion Light Years The Neighbouring Superclusters"

Our galaxy doesn't show up at this scale. It's toward the edge of the Virgo cluster, about halfway between the Centaurus and Perseus-Pisces Superclusters.

I've been a little overwhelmed by personal events lately. Thinking about the 3 million or so large galaxies and roughly 500 million billion stars there helped me put my experiences in perspective: Worrying about family transitions and finances tends to fade when contemplating the vast scale and awesome structures of creation.