A sense of scale Options

[Alias]

Click Me.
I thought I'd put this here as it's more scientific than an actual game. Puts stuff in perspective, almost as good as Pale Blue Dot does.

Here's pale blue dot if you haven't heard it yet:

[Pav3d]

well that was certainly an uplifting watch!

[Alias]

Did you check out the interactive flash thing I posted right at the start of the post as well? That really shows how insignificant we are.

[MARS]

This kind of stuff never ceases to amaze me, really. The sheer size of the universe is simply mind-blowing, beyond our comprehension.

On a more comical, yet related note: The Galaxy Song

[Shock]

Specifically amazed by how large stars can get. Just how big is Canis Majoris, from here to Saturn in radius?

[Shiro]

I have a gif of scale, its impressive.

[Pav3d]

Specifically amazed by how large stars can get. Just how big is Canis Majoris, from here to Saturn in radius?

Slightly bigger than that apparently



This post has been edited by Pav3d: 29 Jan 2010, 22:27

[Shiro]

Can I post my ani too? Gotta find it then tough ^^

[partyzanPaulZy]

so many future black holes


Also don't forget on the biggest moons:
Ganymedes (Jupiter sat.) - 5 262 km in diameter, bigger than Mercury, but lighter, very thin oxygen atmosphere on radioactive surface with 8 Remms on the surface (radiation shields are must for possible future explorers)
Titan (Saturn sat.) - 5 150 km in diameter, bigger than Mercury, but lighter, very dense atmosphere from hydrocarbons
Callisto (Jupiter sat.) - 4 820 km in diameter, no atmosphere, 10km deep salt water ocean under 150km thick crust
Io (Jupiter sat.) - 3 642 km in diameter, volcanic fireworks of collosal measures, most dense moon in the Solar system (3,5275 g/cm3), radiation is enourmous (it's dangerous even to the probes)
Moon (Earth sat.) - 3 476 km in diameter, 2nd natural space object visited by humans, no atmosphere, slightly radioactive surface, contains valuable sources (He-3, some valuable ores), one of the biggest craters in the Solar system and coldest known place in the Solar system (-240°C in one crater on the south pole)
Europa (Jupiter sat.) - 3 100 km d., radioactive surface with very thin oxygen atmosphere
Triton (Neptun sat.) - 2 706 km d., cryovolcanically active, maybe contains even water ocean



Some primitive life can live in those oceans (Europe can be the best candidate).

This post has been edited by partyzanPaulZy: 30 Jan 2010, 21:14

[Destiny]

Europe? Europe?


Argh typos

This post has been edited by Destiny: 31 Jan 2010, 10:52

[Shiro]

Europa, like the goddess (I think).

[wb21]

so many future black holes

And a one bloody hell of a supernova (fortunately the effects of it would not be too much).