1. Goal to explore the scale of the universe
Objectives:
To explore planetary sizes
To explore star sizes/planetary distances
To explore distances between stars
To explore galaxy size
To explore groupings of galaxies
To explore the observable universe

2. The moon
2000 miles

3. Mercury

4. Earth

5. Jupiter

6. Sun
110X size of Earth

8. If sun was 1 cm in diameter
Aldeberan orbit of Mercury (40 cm)
Betelgeuse orbit of Saturn (10 m)
VY Canis Majoris orbit of Uranus (14 m)
Orbit of Neptune at 30 AU (30 m)

9. Distances to stars Nearest to sun, 25 trillion miles
If the diameter of the sun was 1 cm the nearest star would be 300 km away.
If Neptune was 1 cm from sun the nearest star would be 80 m away.

10. 400 light years If sun to Nearest star Was 1 cm Betelgeuse Would be
1 m away.

11. 1500 Light Years

13. Local group - http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/

15. Nearby region of the universe
1 billion light years

16. Universe

17. Conclusion The universe is a very big place.
Its scale dwarfs everything and requires multiple scales to understand.