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Star Size Comparison 2

morn1415 · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysicsData visualization & information design

What it is

A visual scale comparison of stars and cosmic objects, from planets up to some of the largest known stars, set to music. It is meant to convey the vastness of the universe.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a go-to humbling look at cosmic scale, noted for its chilling audio and visuals pairing.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “The combination of audio and content of this video gives me chills.”

    Star scale visuals paired with a Vangelis score.

    BLKNSLVR, 2022-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Vangelis has died”

  2. “I am thankful for these types of videos [1].”

    Star size comparison conveys the universe's vastness.

    no1youknowz, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “How Much More Can We Learn About the Universe?”

  3. “though this sort of thing is far more impressive when seen in VR”

    Star size comparison, more impressive in VR.

    pmoriarty, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “Cassini Beams Back First Images from New Orbit”

  4. “Check out this video”

    Conveys humanity's smallness in space.

    13415, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Professional Decline Comes Sooner Than People Think”

  5. “for those never saw it”

    Widely viewed star size comparison.

    terrycody, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “As many as 6B Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: star sizes, astronomy, scale comparison, universe, visualization

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