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Scyphi
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The Universe. Actual size.
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October 16, 2009, 11:47:29 AM »
Remember a few months back when someone posted a video here that animated a Hubble Space telescope image of some galaxies at their correct distances, and flew the camera through that, giving you a good idea of just how big space is?
Of course you do.
Well, it reminded me of a video I had seen once that portrayed that even better, as it more or less used Earth as a frame of reference. Since that thread was posted, I've off and on been looking for it. Took awhile...
...but I found it.
Rather than revive an old thread, I'm making a new one, so here it is. The universe.
Actual size.
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Re: The Universe. Actual size.
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October 18, 2009, 06:24:11 AM »
Scy, there are far better illustrations on you-tube as to the relative sizes than that ad for you-tube. Take a look at some that pop up as related:
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Scyphi
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October 19, 2009, 06:31:39 AM »
You're right, and I saw most of those while looking for the one I posted.
But...I was looking for that one
specific
video to share.
By the time I finally found it, it did seem a bit lack-luster, though. I was half-tempted to forget it, and if I posted anything then, I would've posted a different one (which started with the camera on the edge of the universe then zoomed in on down to a quark in an atom...all in 47 or so seconds).
I hadn't seen that last video you posted, tho. That undeniably puts things better in perspective, tho.
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Re: The Universe. Actual size.
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October 19, 2009, 07:14:11 AM »
One I've seen is called "Powers of Ten". It's old and slightly out-dated, but I highly recommend it.
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October 19, 2009, 07:25:49 AM »
Saw that one too. (don't underestimate how many of these clips I watched while searching for that one vid.
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