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The Sun is Huge... ...NOT!
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Who would have thought a thread about the size of stars would be used as a venue for 2 of our comrades to out themselves!
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Considering I have over 2,000 posts I'd have to nominate my e-pene for largest on the forum
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In terms of stars and their sizes, our own Sun is a piddling little dust mote. There are far, far more giant stars that ones the size of ours. Stars that make our solar system look tiny by comparison.
Many of my nights are spent under the stars looking through the eyepiece of my 8" Newtonian reflector. When I look at something like M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and consider what I'm truly seeing, a galaxy composed of many billions of suns, our place in the vast universe takes on an entirely different perspective. Our little system of Sun and plantes is but the tiniest grain of sand on a nearly infinite beach.
I suggest you watch Carl Sagan's Cosmos if you want a new perspective on the human race, Earth, and our Sun.
Many of my nights are spent under the stars looking through the eyepiece of my 8" Newtonian reflector. When I look at something like M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and consider what I'm truly seeing, a galaxy composed of many billions of suns, our place in the vast universe takes on an entirely different perspective. Our little system of Sun and plantes is but the tiniest grain of sand on a nearly infinite beach.
I suggest you watch Carl Sagan's Cosmos if you want a new perspective on the human race, Earth, and our Sun.
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Nice suggestion. I just watched it, and i really liked it.
Carl Sagan's The Origins Of The Universe:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShJwq3aPLMk&mode=related&search=
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxQR6gdd1P0&mode=related&search=
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