How big are we?
 

To quote Norm, "Oh...my...God." I don't know about anyone else, but I can't watch something like this and not believe in a superior being or life on other planets/moons.

Thanks for sharing, madman. :)

Those stars are giant!

Here's another video:
YouTube - The Known Universe by AMNH

How big are we?
 

That video is depressing. There's all that universe out there and no feasible way to explore it. God, what kind of cruel joke is this? *cries*

That just shows how dang insignificant we really are. Thanks for the post, Vauktu.

Not to sound negative or patronizing, but how is this in any way new information? Sure we don't think about these things, because we are busy with our meaningless daily lives, but once you stop for a moment and think, it's really quite obvious.

And yes, life is the most cruel joke ever, but we don't need to go into space to realize that. Terra firma is more than enough to come in terms with the fact that life is meaningless. Space is only there for extra annoyance, like somehow taunting us for our misery and ignorance here.

The word insignificant doesn't even begin to cover what we are on this pathetic ball of dirt.

What is so bloody wonderful about our existence? For me it's more of a curse than a wonder. Also only a need won't do you any good if you don't have the means to pursue those needs.

And that picture is just a rock covered in algae, what's the big deal? Then again I can't think of anything that would motivate me to "make a difference".

I'm sorry for my moody behavior, but this is the way I am when frustrated with life. I don't really know why I'm even posting again, since all I ever do is complain and just ruin the enjoyment for others.

AAH! Vauktu, you stole my idea.

anyway, for the safety of the website, i will only post a link.
that is the black space inbetween stars in the night sky.

Seen that before, but it's certainly impressive...

This is why we are not alone in the universe.

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Oh, those videos are impressive. I can see how small and vulnerable is our world, Earth. And even of its smallnes it is the most beatifull and complex of all those objects that we know well enough so far. It's just amazing. And even more sad to see how we behave after watching this.

I wonder how big portion(if any) of these radiowaves are product of our technology or if it is caused only by magnetosphere interaction.

Ya know, it would be pretty easy to get lost "up" there.

Nice stuff to share, Jon. Thanks for digging those up. Ditto Vauktu and Apollo. I've been considering astronomy as a hobby, but I likes my sleep! The thing is, astronomy people are a lot like us... they can think about the more esoteric stuff in this life and enjoy it. I need to go to a star party or something, just to try it out. Tucson is supposed to be great for looking up.