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Dive into the vast expanse of the universe, from the Moon to the Andromeda Galaxy, and discover the wonders of space through the Powers of Ten. Explore our solar system, Alpha Centauri, the Milky Way, and beyond, all in the comfort of your home.
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Astronomy 100 Alice Enevoldsen
Powers of Ten: http://vimeo.com/1066547 • FAR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF2HG1PVZok • A Glorious Dawn: http://www.symphonyofscience.com/
Moon http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/images/christmaseve/moon.jpg 1 ¼ light seconds 30 Earth diameters 240,000 miles 380,000 kilometers
Sun 8 light minutes 93 million miles 1 Astronomical Unit http://z.about.com/d/space/1/5/Y/Q/sun_tour.jpg
Inner Solar System http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/astronomy/Solarsystem/TheSolarsystem/solarsystem/RevolutionandRotation/RevolutionandRotation.htm
Alpha Centauri http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cosmic/gifs/alpha.jpg 300,000 AU ?!
One Light Year • Distance light travels in a year • 64,000 AU • 1000 solar system diameters • 9.5 trillion kilometers
Alpha Centauri 4 Light Years
Milky Way http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/photos/3001088.jpg Wally Pacholka
Milky Way Starfield http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0105/sgr1_hst.jpg
Andromeda Galaxy http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061126.html
Hubble Deep Field http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/9702/deep_hst_big.jpg
Earth http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/mpeg/126252main_mdis_depart.mpeg