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This is a journey into the scale of the galaxy we live in, the Milky Way, our home in the vast cosmos we call the Universe.

I love the Milky Way, this crazy, giant whirlpool of stars that’s our home. And I remember being blown away learning that the cloudy line in the sky was something we’re actually inside, something that really confused me at first. So this video is really my attempt to bring a little more appreciation and clarity to our oasis in the Universe. Making it has really helped me get to grips with some of the scale of things and I might well do another shorter video showing the size and location of some other things in the Milky Way on the ‘US’ scale. I also tried to address that existential dread that can creep in when getting to grips with the scale of things like this. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, our galaxy makes a long walk down to the chemist’s look like peanuts so I’ve tried to temper that with a quick reminder of the scale of the really small stuff. I do personally like to remind myself that I’m actually huge when the cosmos gets a little too big for its boots and starts melting my brain.

Come with me on an epic journey through time and space, from Earth to the center of the Milky Way galaxy. In this experience, you will fly faster than the speed of light out of the solar system, past the billions of stars that make up the Milky Way galaxy and into the galactic core, where a cosmic giant, a supermassive black hole, will be waiting for you. Here you will observe the cosmic chaos that drives the galaxy. If you enjoyed this epic flythrough, remember to tap the like button and subscribe!