Flat Patterns in Cosmic Structure

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It is natural to wonder how far the flat pattern in the distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies around the de Vaucoueurs Local Supercluster extends, and whether there are other similarly extended flat patterns in cosmic structure.

• I present evidence of two extended flat sheet-like patterns in the distributions of galaxies and clusters detected at redshifts less than 0.021.
• Sheet A contains our position and is tilted 11 degrees from the supergalactic pole, meaning the Local Supercluster is a moderately bent part of the more extended Sheet A.
• The continuation of this sheet is detected in the disjoint sample of galaxies at redshifts 0.021 to 0.041 and of galaxies and clusters of galaxies at redshifts 0.042 to 0.085.