The “Third Dimension”
Galaxy distributions seen in images are 2-d
projections on the sky.
Need distances…easiest way is to use the
Hubble flow and redshifts, either
photometric or spectra (best).
Reminder – SDSS and 2dF rule here now.
Huchra and Gellar’s “Z-machine” for the
CfA survey as recounted in “Lonely Hearts
of the Cosmos” by Dennis Overbye – Great!