A Search for Radio Emission at 3·5 m from the Local Supergalaxy

Abstract

As described by de Vaucouleurs (1953, 1956) the local supergalaxy is a large flattened system of galaxies and clusters of galaxies centred near the Virgo cluster. It is seen most clearly in the northern galactic hemisphere as a band of bright galaxies about 10° wide extending along a great circle. Our Galaxy appears to be near the rim of this system.