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Old 05-12-2010, 12:36 PM
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Scale of the Universe

Just saw this on another forum and thought it was worth sharing. It's similar to those series of pictures showing the relative scale of our sun and the planets in the solar system compared to some of the well known stars. Except in this case it's interactive and allows you to see right down to the frabic of space and time (in theory) all the way up to the outer edge universe (as we estimate it to be).

I hope I explained that right (some of it is beyond me I must admit).

http://primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/

Personally, I found the must interesting part of it to be when you scroll from the smallest objects in our solar system right through the planets, other stars, nebulaes, galaxies it's just amazing. Really helps to get somewhat of a grip on the relative size of the objects in our night sky without being overwhelmed by numbers which can become meaningless at times.

Enjoy!
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Old 05-12-2010, 03:18 PM
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That's pretty darn cool, nice find
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Old 05-12-2010, 03:45 PM
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amazing!!!!! thanks
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Old 05-12-2010, 07:25 PM
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WOW!
That makes it a bit easier to understand.
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Old 06-12-2010, 05:20 AM
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Great find !
Thanks for sharing, it spins me out ( tech term!) every time I see scale comparisons!
This is one of the best so far!
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Old 09-12-2010, 11:33 AM
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Awesome - Now question for all.

Who here looked up giant earth worm on google??
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Old 09-12-2010, 10:05 PM
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Awesome - Now question for all.

Who here looked up giant earth worm on google??
Can't say I did until I saw your post.

But your not alone. I just did a google search and found this youtube video. Check out the comments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhsH2okFNGU
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Old 12-12-2010, 03:19 PM
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ewww on the earth worm LOL

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