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Space is big, you know
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Author:  Trooper [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 16:01 ]
Post subject:  Space is big, you know
I'm assuming we've all seen this by now, but if you haven't:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/he ... /zoomable/
A high resolution photo of the Andromeda galaxy. Keep zooming in, every single point of light you see is a star*

Now combine it with this:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archiv ... 7/image/a/
Which shows the amount of visible galaxies in a tiny empty black part of the night sky.

It makes you think. I'm currently thinking that I want a krispy kreme doughnut.





*to be precise, the vast majority are stars, some are clusters, and there are a few other galaxies in there too...
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 16:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Space is big, you know
Obligatory http://www.quitethehike.co.uk
Author:  zaphod79 [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 16:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Space is big, you know
Obligatory

Quote:
"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space, listen..."



http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Hitchh ... the_Galaxy
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 16:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: Space is big, you know
Well now I've had to go and buy a dozen assorted Krispy Kremes. Cunt.
Author:  lasermink [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:21 ]
Post subject:  Re: Space is big, you know
If you can get hold of some, look at the sky on a clear night through a pair of Krispy Kremes binoculars. It is almost shocking.
Author:  myp [ Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Space is big, you know
This looks pretty good:

http://en.spaceengine.org/
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