Scaling Things Down
Jupiter Distance = 5 AU,
Saturn Distance = 10 AU (downtown Berkeley)
Pluto Distance = 35 AU (6 km: Oakland)
1 Light Year: 3x108 m/s x 3x107 s/yr ~ 1016 m or 1013 km
scaled down, that would be 1013-9 km or 10,000 km
(about the distance to Europe)
The nearest star is 4 light years away....
The center of our Galaxy is 25000 ly away!!
(scaled down, we’d be back out beyond the Sun...)
Saturn Distance = 10 AU (downtown Berkeley)
Pluto Distance = 35 AU (6 km: Oakland)
1 Light Year: 3x108 m/s x 3x107 s/yr ~ 1016 m or 1013 km
scaled down, that would be 1013-9 km or 10,000 km
(about the distance to Europe)
The nearest star is 4 light years away....
The center of our Galaxy is 25000 ly away!!
(scaled down, we’d be back out beyond the Sun...)
