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Title: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Bryn on March 08, 2014, 11:31:42 AM

Interesting... there's a lot of empty space out there :cool: Posted over on UKGSer and nicked for your browsing pleasure

http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Lonewolf on March 08, 2014, 02:56:14 PM

I can't believe I've just scrolled through all that space, I'm drained now, I'm off for a power nap! :mfr_lol:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 03:32:42 PM

Not as impressive as the Hubble Deep Field images.

Take a a point in the universe, about the size of a grain of sand held at arms length, point the one of the most powerful telescopes in the world at it, and what it saw is mind blowing

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Andy on March 08, 2014, 03:37:40 PM

Quote from: Bryn on March 08, 2014, 11:31:42 AM
Interesting... there's a lot of empty space out there :cool: Posted over on UKGSer and nicked for your browsing pleasure

http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

Is that what all that vibration and debt does to your viewpoint :-)

(http://www.ducati.ms/forums/attachments/sport-classic/70478d1276597703-should-we-take-offence-adventure.jpg)

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Bryn on March 08, 2014, 04:33:37 PM

Quote from: Andy on March 08, 2014, 03:37:40 PM
Is that what all that vibration and debt does to your viewpoint :-)

(http://www.ducati.ms/forums/attachments/sport-classic/70478d1276597703-should-we-take-offence-adventure.jpg)

Like it :clap:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Winston Smith on March 08, 2014, 06:04:52 PM

Quote from: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 03:32:42 PM
Not as impressive as the Hubble Deep Field images.

Take a a point in the universe, about the size of a grain of sand held at arms length, point the one of the most powerful telescopes in the world at it, and what it saw is mind blowing

But it's in space...

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 06:12:37 PM

Hubble doesn't do weed :nono:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Ant on March 08, 2014, 07:27:52 PM

Quote from: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 03:32:42 PM
Not as impressive as the Hubble Deep Field images.

Take a a point in the universe, about the size of a grain of sand held at arms length, point the one of the most powerful telescopes in the world at it, and what it saw is mind blowing

Is it all still there though, due to the distance ?? :surrender:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 09:05:11 PM

Quote from: Ant on March 08, 2014, 07:27:52 PM
Is it all still there though, due to the distance ?? :surrender:

Nope, thats only the observable Universe. :censored: knows how big the Universe really is

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Bryn on March 08, 2014, 09:10:57 PM

Quote from: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 09:05:11 PM
Nope, thats only the observable Universe. :censored: knows how big the Universe really is

Remember Men in black? Maybe the universe is a snow globe on a great big mantlepiece :shocked:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Charlie747 on March 08, 2014, 09:25:33 PM

Quote from: Bryn on March 08, 2014, 09:10:57 PM
Remember Men in black? Maybe the universe is a snow globe on a great big mantlepiece :shocked:

Who was that leather clad woman with the long tongue ? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2014, 09:46:51 PM

Quote from: Bryn on March 08, 2014, 09:10:57 PM
Remember Men in black? Maybe the universe is a snow globe on a great big mantlepiece :shocked:

the universe
where the mantelpiece is must be massive

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Rusty on March 09, 2014, 09:37:18 PM

Amazing stuff Bryn .... We are just pathetically small arn't we ?

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Bryn on March 10, 2014, 06:48:12 AM

Quote from: Rusty on March 09, 2014, 09:37:18 PM
Amazing stuff Bryn .... We are just pathetically small arn't we ?

I thought it was just me :clown:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Boomer on March 10, 2014, 09:44:00 AM

Quote from: Rusty on March 09, 2014, 09:37:18 PM
Amazing stuff Bryn .... We are just pathetically small arn't we ?

Speak for yourselves little people. :mfr_lol:
I am however insignificant. :ninja:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Ros on March 18, 2014, 10:23:49 PM

bah. By the time I got to the end of that, my video upload finished... but failed. GRRRRRRRR! :death:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Debs on March 18, 2014, 10:36:32 PM

Quote from: Charlie747 on March 08, 2014, 09:25:33 PM
Who was that leather clad woman with the long tongue ? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

That was me Charlie :whistling:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Charlie747 on March 20, 2014, 08:19:12 AM

Quote from: Debs on March 18, 2014, 10:36:32 PM
That was me Charlie :whistling:

Wow Debs.................... :mfr_lol:

Title: Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel
Post by: Andy on March 26, 2014, 12:08:51 PM

I'm watching the old and new Cosmos.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Spacetime_Odyssey

Kawasaki 1400 GTR

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