Interactive scale of the universe

[Lonemagpie]

Go on, have fun and blow your mind: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

 

[sevenstars]

The Incredible Shrinking Man would love that, if only he could reach the keyboard.

 

[ryan123450]

That was awesome.

 

[BillJ]

Awesome stuff.

 

[sevenstars]

This really was wonderful, by the way-- thanks for posting it.

 

[Trekker4747]

It's a neat link and, fairly, well rendered but the tool-tips that come up when you click on an object are a bit... silly.

 

[Amaris]

They're not silly. They explain things one might not know. For example, I had no idea what the Great Attractor was, and was genuinely fascinated to learn more about it.

 

[RoJoHen]

Some of those things really do blow my mind...like the fact that Rhode Island is bigger than a neutron star. That is the type of thing I never would have even considered.

 

[sojourner]

The size of the largest stars surprised me. I didn't expect them to be that big!