Visible Galaxies and Dark Matter (1)
The Millenium simulation also allows to calculate the property of star clusters forming galaxies in the center of lumps made of dark matter. Only on a computer it is possible to make dark matter "visible". In a certain sense the stars within the galaxies mark the mountain tops in the highlands of dark matter.

The image on the following page illustrates this for a galaxy cluster.
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