Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Extent of Human Radio Broadcast

Have you ever wondered how far out into space, we're actually reaching?  Well, truth be known, it's not that far really.  Only about 200 light years, give or take of course.  This photo depicts the area in our Milky Way galaxy, that we are broadcasting radio waves out into space.  That blue dot, is us.  Keep in mind, that our solar system, is just a small dot in this vast Milky Way.  On top of that, there are tons and tons of other Galaxies out there.  The numbers are endless, really.  If this doesn't make you feel small and insignificant, then I don't know what will.

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