suchandra Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 source: http://www.samtsai.com/p318 Ok, so how big is our planet Earth? I mean, compare to other planets… In the following pictures, you’ll start to appreciate how small earth is!!! In solar system, Earth > Venus > Mars > Mercury > Pluto Note: On August 24, 2006, Pluto loses its status as a planet, declared by International Astronomical Union’s (IAU), after several years of debate since its discovery in 1930. What’s the definition of a planet? Read more here. Jupiter > Saturn > Uranus ≈ Neptune > Earth So, earth is the 5th biggest planet in the solar system. The sun is way bigger than earth, yet it looks so small in the sky. Ok, let’s get serious. There are stars bigger than Sun. For examples, Sirius, Pollux, Arcturus…etc. Jupiter is only 1 pixel in the picture and the Earth is invisible in this scale. Ok, how about stars bigger than Arcturus? You bet! Antares > Betelgeuse > Aldebaran > Rigel > Arcturus. Our sun is only 1 pixel in this scale and Jupiter is invisible now!!! Holy cow, imagine that the Earth is sitting beside Antares. Earth will be totally torched and the water evaporates. Hold on…there ARE stars even bigger than Antares. See this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchandra Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Although it seems that modern science is quite impressed about the dimension of Antares - 28,000 times the size of our Earth, it should be clear that this is nothing but a particle of dust compared with the planets in Vaikuntha, Goloka Vrindavan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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