I saw a picture of the CMB that showed a red horizontal area in the middle. I think it was just set to really high contrast. That must have set me off track, but in the end I got your ideea. :)
Again, many thanks!
So the "flat" part comes from the condensed line in the middle of the CBMR image, which represents the initial (and possibly current) direction of the expansion. I've got a better image in my head, but still correct me if I get it wrong. :)
Also, I seem to recall Carl Sagan's video about...
"Flat Universe"question.
Hello, everyone!
I'll start by saying that astronomy or physics are not my majors here; I'm a freshman Med School student, however I've recently started amateur astronomy as a hobby. Naturally I had to increase my knowledge on this subject so I started visiting...