In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:34:18 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Two Cosmic Microwave Background anomalous features hinted at by >Planck's predecessor, NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe >(WMAP), are confirmed in the new high precision data from Planck. One >is an asymmetry in the average temperatures on opposite hemispheres of >the sky (indicated by the curved line), with slightly higher average >temperatures in the southern ecliptic hemisphere and slightly lower >average temperatures in the northern ecliptic hemisphere.
Couldn't this just be due to our motion relative to the CMB? >This runs >counter to the prediction made by the standard model that the Universe >should be broadly similar in any direction we look. There is also a >cold spot that extends over a patch of sky that is much larger than >expected (circled). In this image the anomalous regions have been >enhanced with red and blue shading to make them more clearly visible. > > >Harry Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
