Fweethawt Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 This is kinda mind boggling... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantheory Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 As awesome as the solar system scale and related distances are, imagine the scale of distances between stars. For instance, the distance to our closest star is 4.2 light years away. This distance is about 8,800 times greater than the farthest planet from the sun, Neptune, while its diameter is only about 10% larger than that of Jupiter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 36 minutes ago, pantheory said: As awesome as the solar system scale and related distances are, imagine the scale of distances between stars. I know... just as soon as you think you've got your mind wrapped around it, it hits you again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted April 18, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 5:22 AM, Fweethawt said: I know... just as soon as you think you've got your mind wrapped around it, it hits you again. There are actually some cool youtube vids of universe size comparisons with some starting from everyday objects up to the observable universe. What gets freaky is when you realize some stars are bigger than our solar system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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