[pics] For Your Astronomers: Earth's "Position" In The Universe [23624 x 2953] Large Image!

[6Foot2]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Earth

[sonofsanta]

Slightly easier to load smaller version here

 

It was all fine for me until I saw how insignificant even the supercluster is in the scheme of things now I'll get nothing done today cos let's face it, what's the point?

[laptopsandspares]

Slightly easier to load smaller version here

 

It was all fine for me until I saw how insignificant even the supercluster is in the scheme of things now I'll get nothing done today cos let's face it, what's the point?

 

:D I'm still chuckling at that.

 

Good share DaveP. I'm going to set it as my wallpaper to keep things in perspective.

[jinnantonnixx]

It's mind boggling. It's beyond any sensible scale we can understand.

 

And to think it would all fit on the head of a pin. That sort of compression would make 7Zip look poor.

[Andrew_C]

"An insignificant blue dot..."

Carl Sagan

 

At this sort of scale, we aren't even that!

[6Foot2]

Another [Large image]

 

Link: The Universe [6000 x 3888]

Edited November 18, 2012 by 6Foot2
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