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From Shara:
Subject: Only part of the universe
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida has put up a very interesting Java applet on their site. It begins as a view of the Milky Way Galaxy viewed from a distance of 10 million light years and then zooms in towards Earth in powers of ten of distance. 10 million, to one million, to 100,000 light years and so on and then when it finally reaches a large oak tree leaf. But that is not all; it zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers.
Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Powers Of 10: Interactive Java Tutorial
[Bookmark this! It's great to bring out when you're wondering about your place in the universe. Heck, it's great to contemplate when we think ANYthing in our little lives is important. -v]
From Shara:
Subject: Only part of the universe
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida has put up a very interesting Java applet on their site. It begins as a view of the Milky Way Galaxy viewed from a distance of 10 million light years and then zooms in towards Earth in powers of ten of distance. 10 million, to one million, to 100,000 light years and so on and then when it finally reaches a large oak tree leaf. But that is not all; it zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers.
Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Powers Of 10: Interactive Java Tutorial
[Bookmark this! It's great to bring out when you're wondering about your place in the universe. Heck, it's great to contemplate when we think ANYthing in our little lives is important. -v]
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