Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day for August 12
This little snapshot (only 1/6th of the image) doesn’t even come close to showing you how awesome this graph is. Starting with a comparison between Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth, you can easily grasp the difference in sizes between these planets. And then it moves on, Earth to Jupiter. Jupiter to the Sun. The Sun to Sirius (above). All the way to Canis Majoris. Prepare to have your mind blown.
Aug 13th, 2009
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9:05 am
This is super cool! It clearly shows in a medium we can understand (i.e., imagery) the relative sizes of the planets and the stars to one another. I never realized this in a way I could wrap my brain around before. Yes, it is “mind blowing” but also very enlightening! :-)
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Aug 12th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Linda B
my mind is blown. and now I have a headache. wow!