From BSG "see gamma rays, hear x-rays, smell dark matter...and feel the solar wind of a super-nova". It's just a random quote not the point of the thread. But it got me thinking What it takes to see space in a fundamentally different light. I mean everything is that quote are things we usually don't think about when we look at space. There hidden or just not easy to access. So what are things that you use to make space seem more comprehendable.(please don't moove to unexplained this is about understanding the real science)
I.e. I always try to explain our solar system to people like this. The earth moves fast enough to circle it's self every 24 minutes, so how big would the solar system be if it takes 365 days to complete it's orbit.
Or if it take 350 million years for the sun to circle the galaxy how long would you big do you think it is. Going a distance of about 300 thounsand light years.
What other methods do you use to understand the galaxy.
I.e. I always try to explain our solar system to people like this. The earth moves fast enough to circle it's self every 24 minutes, so how big would the solar system be if it takes 365 days to complete it's orbit.
Or if it take 350 million years for the sun to circle the galaxy how long would you big do you think it is. Going a distance of about 300 thounsand light years.
What other methods do you use to understand the galaxy.
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