Planet Descent

Community => Mess Hall => Topic started by: -<WillyP>- on February 22, 2011, 04:14:49 AM

Title: Size of the Earth
Post by: -<WillyP>- on February 22, 2011, 04:14:49 AM

How big is this speck of dust we call home?

APOD: 2011 February 22 - Star Size Comparisons (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110222.html)

The planets disappear in relation to the size of the largest star known... And yet, that star itself is but a speck in the universe!

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: VANGUARD on February 22, 2011, 07:38:56 AM

how interesting. did sound help? I have mine off right now (at work). I think the only thing I would have preferred was to have it side by side, not have it scroll back, because anything scrolling back will only get smaller.
but still. a lot of planets, stars, etc.

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: -<WillyP>- on February 22, 2011, 08:24:56 AM

No, the sound was just music, IIRC.  Did not add anything other than ambiance.  :o

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: VANGUARD on February 22, 2011, 10:27:54 AM

thanks for the link and reply

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: Foil on February 22, 2011, 10:31:41 AM

Wow. Very cool; I hadn't realized how many orders of magnitude star size could vary.

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: Pumo on February 22, 2011, 11:16:08 AM

Pretty cool video. It's a classic. :)

If all of you liked this, then this is a must:
http://primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/

(IIRC, someone here on PD, can't remember who, gave the link I'm posting right now)

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: Scyphi on February 22, 2011, 11:31:51 AM

Ironically enough, I think it was none other than WillyP. :P

Title: Re: Size of the Earth
Post by: NUMBERZero on February 22, 2011, 12:06:54 PM

The bigger stars they showed, the more I started laughing. I nearly fell out of my chair when they showed Earth next to the last sun.

I love it!