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1 How big is big?

2 Videos Star Size Comparison Map of the Universe

3 Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

4 Earth Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

5 Solar System Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

6 Solar Interstellar Neighborhood Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

7 Milky Way Galaxy Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

8 Local Galactic Group Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

9 Virgo Supercluster Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

10 Local Superclusters Image by Andrew Z. Colvin

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