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Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« on: January 10, 2013, 08:24:30 PM »
Is anyone else fascinated about our Universe.  Without sounding like a complete geek, I think its bloody amazing.

The maths are just completely mind boggling and the pictures are incredible. 

We are now in 2013 (unless your in Mansfield where its [still] 1982) and the Universe is approximately 13.75 billion years old.  How can you comprehend such a vast number.  13,750,000,000 years!!!

And with the recent discovery that there are approximately 17 billion earth sized planets in our Galaxy, how can it not make you feel so small and insignificant.

Lots of good solar events this year, personally im looking forward to November time when a comet passes about 26,000 miles from Earth and will be visible for weeks.  Thats going to be treat and the telescope is coming out for that one (as long as the calculations are right and it doesnt hit us).



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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2013, 08:29:58 PM »
I'm sure this has been posted before, but here goes.
It really is eye opening.

http://htwins.net/scale2/
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2013, 08:34:22 PM »
Not seen that before, thats brilliant
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2013, 08:40:33 PM »
Glad I posted it then  8)
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2013, 09:47:45 AM »
Does anyone else think we don't get to see the stars out in mass as we used to?
I remember frequently lying on my back as a child on our lawn and looking uo at the mass, finding the bear etc was good fun.
Yet when we are out at sea or in other countries they seem to be able to enjoy the galaxy in mass as i remember back then.
Not a buff on this by any means but do enjoy star gazing.
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2013, 11:39:29 AM »
@CC - wow! amazing stuff!
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2013, 02:49:51 PM »
I can never imagine a never ending galaxy - I think everything we know of has a beginning and an end.
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2013, 06:14:12 PM »
I don't think that will ever be found out.
Not science fiction is turned into fact.
More to the point. Who says we are the most intelligent things in the universe.
They may be out there looking for us.
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2013, 08:01:51 PM »
Quote from: Fly on January 11, 2013, 06:14:12 PM
They may be out there looking for us.

Exactly.  With the size of the Universe, there has got to be other life out there.
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Re: Just a tiny speck in the Universe
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2013, 09:39:34 PM »
Have you watched the film Avatar.

Need I saw more ?
The US at it's best grabbing energy resources from outer space.
Less the regards for the locals.
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