To quote the sadly departed: "Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemists, but that's just peanuts to space." Nice find, UG.
"Space is not only stranger then we imagine, it is stranger then we can imagine." Trust Stephen Fry to put up a great image.
Look... Stephen Fry is folk-hero and a British institution, and all that.... But he is not Peter Jones. Peter Jones is THE BOOK. Stephen Fry merely did a voice over on a recent film.
QFT. Same goes for Stephen Moore voice of a certain android. Alan Rickman merely did a voice over on a recent film. [edit]Oops. David Learner was in the suit, it was Stephen who was the voice
Awesome pics That first pic could be photoshopped into a single scaled image, but it wouldn't be that accurate, just from how small most of the planets are at the start of each stage. I know it would have to be fcuking huge, but it would be really cool to see a large single scaled image, showing these planets and big stars... anyone got a pic?
Video 1, Morgan Freeman narrating I'd guess? Something about his voice and David Attenboroughs. I could listen to them for ever. Also once again, the universe is bloody stupendous and wonderful. I love nature.
You sod! - I've come over all insignificant feeling thanks to you and your >< sense of scale... Nice find though.
And just to make us seem even smaller... Then add to that VY Canis Majoris, which is more than twice the size of Antares. From this site: http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm