The diameter of the Earth, Jupiter and the Sun are approximately in the ratio of 1 to 10 to 100. We thought it might be possible to carry this “factor of 10” size increase all the way to the edge of the observable Universe … and here it is.
Scale of the Universe – Each “Step” Is 10 times Larger Than the Last
| Distance In Astronomical Units |
Distance In Light Years |
Distance In Meters |
Description ***************************************************************** |
|---|---|---|---|
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.28 x 107 | Diameter of Earth |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.43 x 108 | Diameter of Jupiter |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.39 x 109 | Diameter of the Sun |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.50 x 1010 | Distance Traveled By Light In 50 Seconds |
| 1 | * * * * * * * | 1.50 x 1011 | Earth to Sun Distance |
| 10 | * * * * * * * | 1.43 x 1012 | Saturn to Sun Distance |
| 100 | * * * * * * * | 1.50 x 1013 | The Heliosphere (location where solar wind stops) |
| 1,000 | * * * * * * * | 1.50 x 1014 | Inner Edge of Oort Cloud |
| 10,000 | * * * * * * * | 1.50 x 1015 | 10,000 Astronomical Units |
| 100,000 | 1.6 | 1.50 x 1016 | Outer Edge of Oort Cloud |
| * * * * * * * | 16 | 1.51 x 1017 | Distance to Altair (Alpha Aquilae) |
| * * * * * * * | 160 | 1.51 x 1018 | Distance to Skat (Delta Aquarii) |
| * * * * * * * | 1,600 | 1.51 x 1019 | Distance to Wezen (Delta Canis Majoris) |
| * * * * * * * | 16,000 | 1.51 x 1020 | Omega Centauri (globular star cluster) |
| * * * * * * * | 160,000 | 1.51 x 1021 | Milky Way Diameter (160,000 Light Years) |
| * * * * * * * | 1.63 x 106 | 1.54 x 1022 | Distance To Large Magellanic Cloud |
| * * * * * * * | 1.60 x 107 | 1.51 x 1023 | Distance To Galaxy Messier 94 in “Canes Venatici” |
| * * * * * * * | 1.60 x 108 | 1.51 x 1024 | Distance To Robert’s Quartet – a Cluster of Galaxies in “Phoenix” |
| * * * * * * * | 1.60 x 109 | 1.51 x 1025 | Distance To Abell 1033 – a Cluster of Galaxies in “Leo Minor” |
| * * * * * * * | 1.34 x 1010 | 1.27 x 1026 | Distance To GN Z11 – the remotest galaxy in the Universe |
Scale of the Universe – A More Traditional Listing
| Distance In Astronomical Units |
Distance Light Years |
Distance In Meters |
Description ************************************************************ |
|---|---|---|---|
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 3.47 x 106 | Diameter of the Moon |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.28 x 107 | Diameter of Earth |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.43 x 108 | Diameter of Jupiter |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 3.84 x 108 | Distance to the Moon |
| * * * * * * * | * * * * * * * | 1.39 x 109 | Diameter of the Sun |
| 1 | * * * * * * * | 1.50 x 1011 | Earth to Sun Distance |
| 39.54 | * * * * * * * | 5.92 x 1012 | Pluto To Sun Distance |
| * * * * * * * | 4.37 | 4.13 x 1016 | Distance to Alpha Centauri (the nearest star to the Sun) |
| * * * * * * * | 8.60 | 8.14 x 1016 | Distance to Sirius |
| * * * * * * * | 25 | 2.37 x 1017 | Distance to Vega |
| * * * * * * * | 77 | 7.28 x 1017 | Distance to Regulus |
| * * * * * * * | 93 | 8.80 x 1017 | Distance to Algol |
| * * * * * * * | 260 | 2.46 x 1018 | Distance to Spica |
| * * * * * * * | 430 | 4.07 x 1018 | Distance to Polaris |
| * * * * * * * | 640 | 6.05 x 1018 | Distance to Betelgeuse |
| * * * * * * * | 860 | 8.14 x 1018 | Distance to Rigel |
| * * * * * * * | 2,600 | 2.46 x 1019 | Distance to Deneb |
| * * * * * * * | 1.63 x 106 | 1.54 x 1022 | Distance to Large Magellanic Cloud |
| * * * * * * * | 2.50 x 106 | 2.37 x 1022 | Distance to Andromeda Galaxy (nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way) |
| * * * * * * * | 5.38 x 107 | 5.09 x 1023 | Distance to Virgo Cluster of Galaxies |