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Baryon acoustic oscillations

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The stars and galaxies make a map.

Sloan BAO Slice.jpg
Sloan BAO Slice.jpg
Long ago, the sky had ripples. These ripples were like sound waves. They helped make the big space we see. We use them to measure the sky. Can you look up at the stars?

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File:Sloan BAO Slice.jpg
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File:Correlation Function for BAO.jpg
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