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Delve into the intricacies of Our.Space.Time.Coordinates, exploring the distances, sizes, and timelines of celestial bodies from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Seven Continents. Journey from the Solar System to the depths of space, visualizing cosmic scales and comparing planetary sizes. Understand the age-distance relation of stars and marvel at the sheer vastness of the universe. Join the adventure of measuring and visualizing the vast expanse of the cosmos.
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Our Space Time Coordinates: Time, Distances, and Sizes http://www.cs.wright.edu/~tkprasad
Universe • Milky Way Galaxy • Solar System (including the star Sun, the planet Earth,the moonMoon(!), etc) • Planet Earth • Seven Continents and Four Oceans • North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antartica • Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic • Countries, States, Cities • United States of America, Ohio, Dayton • Russ Engineering Center, Wright State University, 3640, Col. Glenn Highway
Measuring Distances • Average Distance between Sun and Earth = 93 million miles (1 Astronomical Unit) (Speed of light = 186000 miles per second) (1 light second = 186000 miles ) = 500 light second = 8.33 light minutes
Visualizing Distances • If 1 inch is the distance between sun and earth, • then 1 mile is equivalent to 1 light year. • 1 parsec = 3.26 light years
Universe Distances • http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html • http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/scale.html • http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/Intro.html
Universe Timeline • http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/timeline/index.html • http://www.historyoftheuniverse.com/tl1.html
Sizes of planets and stars • Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Galaxies - Universe Size Comparison [HD High Definition] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZkAZebK1U&NR=1