Text slide 4 - IAU 29th General Assembly Remarks by Dr. France A. Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation

Exploring the Heavens, Discovering Our Humanity, Remarks by Dr.
France A. Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation, at the IAU 29th General Assembly, August 3, 2015, Text Slide 4 of 13

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Slide title: Laniakea Supercluster

Slide images: (left) Image showing a slice of the Laniakea supercluster in the supergalactic equatorial plane; (right) photo of astromomer R. Brent Tully (on the right) and Native Hawaiian Nawa'a Napoleon, who originated the name "Laniakea" for the supercluster, holding a poster of the Laniakea supercluster

Image credits: (left) SDvision interactive visualization software by DP at CEA/Saclay, France; (right) Brent Tully, University of Hawaii

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