One of the cool thing about writing science fiction is that I can take my fascination with astronomy and apply it to my stories.
One of the absolutely coolest things about astronomy is that you look at the scale of things. I remember, many moons ago, sitting in a classroom and being blown away by this video on the Powers of Ten.
And recently, a friend sent me a link to this--a sliding scale of the proportions of the universe.
Looking at these sorts of things remind me of a quote by Robert Herrmann: "Everywhere you look in science, the harder it becomes to understand the universe without God."
This is both fascinating and awe-inspiring. It reminds me of the comparison chart between planet sizes and earth. Really quite amazing.
ReplyDeleteNo way. I JUST saw that video today in Physics class.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing. I'd love to see that with our current technology.
ReplyDeleteYes! I love that quote, Beth. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've loved that video ever since I saw it for the first time in elementary school at this local science center, and then every time I used to go back (my family had, uh, family membership, and would go once a season) I'd watch it. LOVE THAT VIDEO.
ReplyDeleteI think I've learned more from your blog, and doing my own research trying to write a Sci-fi novel then I ever did in science classes during high school and college. HA.
ReplyDeleteThe clip is amazing. Observable order is fascinating.
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