The center of the universe would be any point of reference. To me the center of the universe is me. The same goes for you. Earth is the center of the universe for us because it is our point of reference. That is why the universe seems to be the same size in any direction. The Hubble can see the farthest point of the universe and it is all the same distance no matter what direction because it is also a point of reference. In the old days when man believed the Earth to be the center of the universe they were right. For aliens a million light years away they can also claim themselves to be at the center of the universe and they too would be right

How is this for a shocker? In the Hubble deep field we are observing the farthest galaxies in the universe. If there was a Hubble telescope orbiting around a planet in one of those galaxies and it observed the Milky Way the people there would think that our galaxy was one of the farthest in the universe and they too could rightfully claim to be the center of the universe. :bugeye:

http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/observer/hdf/DetailWF4.gif

the center of the universe has deep chocolate-brown eyes and is currently in Virginia. she's awesome. :)

hehe nice one weed eater ! so true !

I defintely agree with you though on the centre of the universe.
It can be anything or anyone anywhere. I believe our space does have a shape and form, but it is just a molecule like shape that is inside another entity.

But no matter where you are, you are always in reference to yourself or the present form.
Just think about when you are driving, your velocity may be 60km/ per hour in reference to the space around you, but your position remains the same in reference to yourself, you have no speed.

That, I believe, is the similar comprhension of space time, it is the difference between the physical reality and the reality of perspective.

A question that has always bugged me is: Would an observer stationed at Hubble's max range from earth see a universe much the same as Hubble sees it? My gut feeling is that the far observer would see it the same as we do.

A question that has always bugged me is: Would an observer stationed at Hubble's max range from earth see a universe much the same as Hubble sees it? My gut feeling is that the far observer would see it the same as we do.

My guess is that he would see you at one extreme edge and see totally new galaxies at the other edge, that you don't see.