How big is your problem?
A recent Bad Astronomy post helps put some perspective around a pretty fascinating Hubble telescope image.
It’s clear that we’re an infinitessimal speck in this universe. BA’s blogger Phil Plait points out that this zoom shot is a really narrow sliver of the night sky. There are 30 million more possible pictures like this one, and you can bet they’re just as full of galaxies.
If pondering the size of the universe doesn’t do it for you, visit this Nick Vujicic video.
With a timely and more than adequate perspective smack, I now go back to my day.
