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The size of the universe

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Necosarius
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Sweden4042 Posts
October 09 2010 14:40 GMT
#1
The universe is big. Really big. So big we just can't understand it. A swedish website Lista.se made a list (lista = list in swedish) about 5 things to help you understand how big the universe is. Hope you will like it.



The scale of the universe
This is a flash were you can zoom in on small things, like atoms, or really big things... Like the universe.

http://uploads.ungrounded.net/525000/525347_scale_of_universe_ng.swf



Star size comparison
How big is the earth and the sun compared to other stars? They are nothing. You probably have seen various pictures or gifs with this but here is an HD version. Before you watch this, try to understand the size of the sun. Can you do it? Good. Now watch and try to understand the sheer size of the largest star known.





The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D
A movie about the single most important picture ever taken. The movie explains it all better than I ever will.





The Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen
The same man that made the movie above made this one as well. This time, we will see even deeper in space.





The known universe
Just an astounding movie. Takes us from the tops of the Himalayas all the way through space the afterglow of the Big Bang. It shows us the most complete map there is of the universe with every star, galaxy and quasar mapped. Perfect to have your brain melt.






[image loading]

Enjoy the feeling


****
madnessman
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1581 Posts
October 09 2010 14:43 GMT
#2
Most of this isn't that new to me but the HD videos are pretty

When I was in Nepal I could look up and actually "see" the milky way as a line of more concentrated stars. I felt pretty insignificant.
stroggos
Profile Joined February 2009
New Zealand1543 Posts
October 09 2010 15:23 GMT
#3
how do we know the universe is big? there could be much larger things out there. I'm beginning to wonder weather the difference in size between an atom and the universe as much at all.
hi
MoltkeWarding
Profile Joined November 2003
5195 Posts
October 09 2010 15:26 GMT
#4
On October 09 2010 23:43 madnessman wrote:
Most of this isn't that new to me but the HD videos are pretty

When I was in Nepal I could look up and actually "see" the milky way as a line of more concentrated stars. I felt pretty insignificant.


Do you also feel insignificant standing next to an Elephant?
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
October 09 2010 15:31 GMT
#5
What is there beyond the edges of the universe? I always get myself thinking about that.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Pika Chu
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Romania2510 Posts
October 09 2010 15:35 GMT
#6
That flash is awesome, browsing through it for 30min gave me some weird feelings.

Thanks for sharing.
They first ignore you. After they laugh at you. Next they will fight you. In the end you will win.
zenMaster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada761 Posts
October 09 2010 15:36 GMT
#7
Goes to show how insignificant the human race is. Whatever we do has no effect on the grand scheme of the reality of the universe.
dudeman001
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2412 Posts
October 09 2010 15:45 GMT
#8
On October 10 2010 00:31 fabiano wrote:
What is there beyond the edges of the universe? I always get myself thinking about that.


Something we, based on the laws of physics, can't find out It's too far out for us too see. Thinking about the size of the universe always feels so humbling. We really don't mean anything in this universe... sigh how depressing.
Sup.
snowbird
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Germany2044 Posts
October 09 2010 15:53 GMT
#9
Thanks for the videos!

Very humbling
@riotsnowbird
Inzek
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Chile802 Posts
October 09 2010 16:22 GMT
#10
very nice vdeos
Stork FAN!!!
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
October 09 2010 16:33 GMT
#11
The first flash animation had already been posted here, but it still blows my mind. I just spent 20 minutes on it (im high).
ॐ
Emperor_Earth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States824 Posts
October 09 2010 16:55 GMT
#12
If I raise my right thumb, I can block all of Canis Majoris. I'm clearly a God among stars.
@Emperor_Earth ------- "Amat Victoria Curam."
Half
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2554 Posts
October 09 2010 18:44 GMT
#13
Goes to show how insignificant the human race is. Whatever we do has no effect on the grand scheme of the reality of the universe.


I take that as a challenge.
Too Busy to Troll!
Raisauce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada864 Posts
October 09 2010 20:30 GMT
#14
I disagree with that image of being insignificant. How can you say something like that? No one knows how rare intelligent life is or life itself for that matter. So until we find out how many intelligent lifeforms there are, I say we're really fucking significant.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-09 23:58:38
October 09 2010 23:55 GMT
#15
On October 10 2010 05:30 Raisauce wrote:
I disagree with that image of being insignificant. How can you say something like that? No one knows how rare intelligent life is or life itself for that matter. So until we find out how many intelligent lifeforms there are, I say we're really fucking significant.


Pure probability makes it unlikely that we're the only intelligent life - its just almost impossible to scout out even our own galaxy, let alone the other ONE HUNDRED BILLION other galaxies. The laws of physics give us a relatively small scope that we can affect. Just because we can observe how big the universe is, doesn't mean we're never going to even come close to getting out of our galaxy even with an extemely powerful engine, unless somehow we give ourselves however many years.

Humanity will probably co me and go without any major effect on anything outside our solar system. We just measure and observe.

It's very likely there are multiple intelligent lifeforms who also are unable to affect anything outside the small scope of their planet.

In fact, any signs of intelligence life will take millions of years to come due to how many light years other galaxies are away from us. We're observing the universe as it was millions or even billions of years ago at the further away sections. Other intelligent life may know about earth when the dinosaurs were around.

Really, significant must mean we can have a large effect on an outcome of something, which we clearly cannot.
Phant
Profile Joined August 2010
United States737 Posts
October 10 2010 01:04 GMT
#16
I bet my brain has more processing power than those 100 billion other galaxies combined!

Take that universe!
Asdkmoga
Profile Joined May 2010
United States496 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-10 03:09:10
October 10 2010 03:06 GMT
#17
so badass how big the everything is, i like the idea of the chance of more intelligent life on other planets being almost implied since how big the whole thing is, how can we be the only ones?
"Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action and over 600 is clearly the work of an ancient Sumerian demon or some shit."
[NyC]HoBbes
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States803 Posts
October 10 2010 03:27 GMT
#18
this makes me feel insignificant in the same way listening to Bach makes me feel insignificant...
Where'er you walk cool gales shall fan the glade
Flames
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States105 Posts
October 10 2010 03:59 GMT
#19
I love how one of the stars was named Arcturus.

The universe is really amazing...I hope we leave the Milky Way in my lifetime.
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. I reject your reality and substitute my own!
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