TechnologyDecember 14, 2008 8:54 pm
Earth dimension in comparison with the universe scale
It is so healty to relativize the pleace we have in our planet, observing this animation that explains itself, the Earth size in comparison to the rest of the Solar System and catalogued stars in the universe. It is really hard not to get lost in the immensity after a few images, and it is almost impossible to assume the size of the biggest star detected at these days, comparing the relative magnitudes we are used to deal with.
The whole sequence:
