Size of Our World

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:02 pm

Yes, very humbling... suddenly my 3-room flat seems even smaller!

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:56 pm

Reminds me of the powers of ten video..

You can see one intepretation here: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java ... owersof10/

Can see how small we really are, but simultaneously also how big we really are..

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:06 pm

If Earth cannot be seen when compared with Antares.. what are we in this Universe? Sub Sub Sub .. pixel size.

wucheeyiun · Post by **wucheeyiun** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:43 pm

We are bigger then the compound atoms and quarks that made us!
We are a Universe by ourselves.

starfirez · Post by **starfirez** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:12 pm

We are very insignificant indeed.

Wonder why the universe is so big.. Is there actually a purpose for all this space? Or do the stars exist to satisfy our astronomy craving. Haha. Thinking like a typical self centered human.

Getting quite philosophical here, must be too bored at work.

mrngbss · Post by **mrngbss** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:41 pm

Very nice images. I wonder how the image creator did all these..

klutz · Post by **klutz** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:39 am

Wonder why the universe is so big.. Is there actually a purpose for all this space? Or do the stars exist to satisfy our astronomy craving.

Actually, I've also been wondering about the Universe ever since I KNOW there IS a universe... It's so "strange", so "mystical"...

Can't help but wonder... wonder... wonder.... wonder.... (words and explainations and numbers still can't get log into my head)

klutz · Post by **klutz** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:41 am

Very nice images. I wonder how the image creator did all these..

Maybe they're his marble collection...

NGC 5139 · Post by **NGC 5139** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:48 am

haha =) i guess it's a case of proportion..but really well illustrated! =) thanks for sharing =))

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:55 am

Maybe the planets are marbles and the stars are BOULDERS! Or, the person who created it just used photoshop and enlarge the marbles into huge objects. haa.