How big is the earth,well not very.....nor is our sun for that matter.
How big is the earth,well not very.....
Wow! Thanks for sharing that info
Wasn't aware that the Sun can be belittled like this
Wasn't aware that the Sun can be belittled like this
Yes. That's true. The earth is like a tiny tiny speck or a dot ... it's too small (you could even call it negligable) in the Universe.
Imagine if the earth is so small, what about us? We are insignificant in something that is so insignificant? Am I getting too pessimistic here ... ?
Imagine if the earth is so small, what about us? We are insignificant in something that is so insignificant? Am I getting too pessimistic here ... ?
I believe I saw an image on 4chan about something like that. I have no life.
Wow! I always knew Betelgeuse was big, but that VV Cephei is enormous! 
It's going to be one hell of a show when it finally supernovas.
It's going to be one hell of a show when it finally supernovas.
Here's another comparison:
| _AVG_ wrote: |
| Yes. That's true. The earth is like a tiny tiny speck or a dot ... it's too small (you could even call it negligable) in the Universe. |
And so is that "huge" VV Cephei A star.
Have you ever thought about it this way:
VV Cephei A is just a speck in the universe. Our sun is a speck compared to VV Cephei A. The planet Earth is a speck compared to the sun. And on the microscopic speck we call Earth, is humans. We are just a speck on a speck by a speck dwarfed by a speck in the universe. We put ourselves on such a high throne, and yet we are virtually worthless. And we are so selfish and arrogant that we think, out of the infinite number of planets out there, Earth is the only one that can support life.
VV Cephei A is just a speck in the universe. Our sun is a speck compared to VV Cephei A. The planet Earth is a speck compared to the sun. And on the microscopic speck we call Earth, is humans. We are just a speck on a speck by a speck dwarfed by a speck in the universe. We put ourselves on such a high throne, and yet we are virtually worthless. And we are so selfish and arrogant that we think, out of the infinite number of planets out there, Earth is the only one that can support life.
| tchaunt wrote: |
| Have you ever thought about it this way:
VV Cephei A is just a speck in the universe. Our sun is a speck compared to VV Cephei A. The planet Earth is a speck compared to the sun. And on the microscopic speck we call Earth, is humans. We are just a speck on a speck by a speck dwarfed by a speck in the universe. We put ourselves on such a high throne, and yet we are virtually worthless. And we are so selfish and arrogant that we think, out of the infinite number of planets out there, Earth is the only one that can support life. |
And what makes you think Earth is the only planet that can support life? We have only just begun to discover extra-solar planets. The chance that we will discover a life supporting planet grows everyday.
Interesting take on it! 
VY Canis Majoris is even bigger. The largest known star, so far.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sun_and_VY_Canis_Majoris.svg
Maybe there is something out there to make this also look like a speck..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sun_and_VY_Canis_Majoris.svg
Maybe there is something out there to make this also look like a speck..
that's a big star... I wonder if there's a googel (meaning 1 followed by 100 zero's) atoms in VY Canis Majoris
Thats insane! I never heard of any of those past the sun. Where is that giant VV Cephei located anyway?
Obligatory picture of Pale Blue Dot:
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This picture was taken from Saturn by Voyager 1, I believe. I don't think Earth is quite visible in this version due to its low resultion. I haven't seen this picture in a while, so I might be wrong. There's a beatiful book by Carl Sagan discussing this picture. Here is a video which takes one of the most powerful quotes from the novel.
This picture was taken from Saturn by Voyager 1, I believe. I don't think Earth is quite visible in this version due to its low resultion. I haven't seen this picture in a while, so I might be wrong. There's a beatiful book by Carl Sagan discussing this picture. Here is a video which takes one of the most powerful quotes from the novel.
Lol i learnt this in year 4 
Saturn and Jupiter are truly beautiful planets. The rings are really something of art. Some beautiful photos from NASA of Saturn and Jupiter http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/ :
Saturn
Jupiter
Amazing how all of those planets are interacting with one another, even when we are a mere speck of something on earth. How even our moods can be affected by the position of the planets
I don't know exactly how it works, but apparently their positioning has something to do with ebb and flow of the tides, and of course humans are made up mostly of water, so probably on a subtle level the moon can have an affect on us.
Saturn
Jupiter
Amazing how all of those planets are interacting with one another, even when we are a mere speck of something on earth. How even our moods can be affected by the position of the planets
I don't know exactly how it works, but apparently their positioning has something to do with ebb and flow of the tides, and of course humans are made up mostly of water, so probably on a subtle level the moon can have an affect on us.Most of those names on those planets are unknown for me guess I'm not so interested in names, but this post is great, the earth is so small, wonder how many people we could fit on another planet, then our current number wouldn't mater so much. Great pictures, love the pretty planets.
guess I'm not so interested in names, but this post is great, the earth is so small, wonder how many people we could fit on another planet, then our current number wouldn't mater so much. Great pictures, love the pretty planets.| Xanatos wrote: |
| And what makes you think Earth is the only planet that can support life? We have only just begun to discover extra-solar planets. The chance that we will discover a life supporting planet grows everyday. |
Sorry about taking so long to reply. I had no idea that you posted.
Anyway, you read the post wrong.
I put:
"And we are so selfish and arrogant that we think, out of the infinite number of planets out there, Earth is the only one that can support life."
If you change the sentence, it would be:
"And we are so selfish and arrogant that we think Earth is the only one that can support life."
What I'm saying is that I think there are other planets that have at least some sort of life. I believe there are at least a "hand full" of planets with advanced, multicellular organisms. That's just my opinion though.
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What I'm saying is that I think there are other planets that have at least some sort of life. I believe there are at least a "hand full" of planets with advanced, multicellular organisms. That's just my opinion though. |
The simple answer is that it is impossible for us to know with the information we have now. There is an equation that will tell us, statistically, how many of those planets there should be, but there are several variables in that equation that we don't have any idea about the real value of.
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