My mind cannot comprehend this size

@mastring1966

8 жыл бұрын

+InDeepPudding Wait till he goes over cluster galaxies and how to determine which galaxies are in which cluster...and where we sit in that whole ting.

@Ryan_2112

8 жыл бұрын

the universe is just faaaaar to big to comprehend

@Ryan_2112

8 жыл бұрын

the universe is probably infinite.

@dugeonman

8 жыл бұрын

+nilfisk think we would of moved on to some other planet/galaxy before it would hit the milky way

@dumbo800

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Sprenkels we have a pretty good idea of how old the universe is, given the half lives of certain elements. The question is, is this a cycle that renews itself, or is it once and done--to be destined for the heat death of the universe. The other question is are there other universes, much like the question previously raised about other worlds, galaxies,etc.

I like how Phil says A LOT!

@ptxaholic

8 жыл бұрын

haha, I was thinking the same thing 😁

@Glorifica

8 жыл бұрын

+Srdjan Smudja phil saying A LOT reminded me of hank saying NO EDGE!

@vampyricon7026

8 жыл бұрын

+Srdjan Smudja He says it A LOT

@GaneshBhambarkar

8 жыл бұрын

+Srdjan Smudja A LAAT

@Nem87

8 жыл бұрын

+Srdjan Smudja hahahaha. in the course of 35 years of mainstream astronomy education BILLIONS AND BILLIONS has just been replaced by A LOT :D

Regarding to galaxies collision, our own galaxy is on it's "crashcourse ;)" with Andromeda galaxy

@crashcourse

8 жыл бұрын

+Fighting_Hussar Well played pun, my friend. Well played. -Nicole

@lauraponicki3851

8 жыл бұрын

+CrashCourse who the fuck is Nicole?

@KiddsockTV

8 жыл бұрын

+Laura Ponicki Nicole Sweeney See Credits @11:31

@Pow3llMorgan

8 жыл бұрын

+Laura Ponicki Nicole Sweeney - editor of this show.

@xSuperSS

8 жыл бұрын

CrashCourse Thank you :)

Dang, now I feel small and can't stop thinking about what consciousness is on this tiny rock within one of its billions of organisms. Oh well, back to homework.

@bobhope4288

8 жыл бұрын

We are mere ants.

@mineman_200pro2

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Hope that is a bit optimistic

@HBSKATE

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Hope Less than ants my friend.

@bobhope4288

8 жыл бұрын

HB SKATE When did ants send vehicles to other worlds?

@HBSKATE

8 жыл бұрын

Bob Hope We are more bacteria... No on the cosmic scale we are actually closer in size to the universe itself than a planck. Yet we are still very small and insignificant creatures.

when this series end i want crash course paleontology. a science not really talked about and would make for a fascinating series

@Felishamois

8 жыл бұрын

+Dominick Luneau More likes for this guy!

@RaderGH

8 жыл бұрын

+Dominick Luneau Awesome idea. I would want to see that too.

@Iruparazzo

8 жыл бұрын

+Dominick Luneau I agree, though ultimately it would turn out to be Crash Course: Phylogeny

@taylan3862

8 жыл бұрын

+Dominick Luneau that would be awesome!

@ghostsharklegs6687

8 жыл бұрын

I agree

Your last quote, I want to frame that and put it on my wall: "Astronomy is really really good at putting us in our place. But it's also really good at showing us just how grand and awe inspiring that place is" Seriously excellent statement! That sums up why I love astronomy. It can make you feel so small, but at the same time so incredibly lucky and blessed to just be a part of such a breath taking universe. Thanks for the great episode! Looking forward to next week's!

I think this is the best crash course, every episode is awesome!

@coltonwilson5345

8 жыл бұрын

Well we are basically learning about the great void that is space...a void that is impossible to cross, yet someday we must. Oh and that avatar though...

@dahulius

8 жыл бұрын

+Colton Wilson well...it's not impossible to cross....just really hard, and long distances are still out of our reach^^ and, what about my avatar? I can't tell if you were dismissive or admiratif....

@coltonwilson5345

8 жыл бұрын

+dahulius oh, sorry came off that way...I really, really like Soul Eater...

@vadim921

8 жыл бұрын

awesome and depressing at the same time

Surprised you guys didn't mention that our Milky Way is on a collision course with Andromeda.

@legoboy468

8 жыл бұрын

Me too! I wish I could see the collision but sadly, I'll be dead (probably)

@kingpopaul

8 жыл бұрын

+Jayken Serin-Tal Who cares aboout 4 billion years in the future, people barely care about the next 2 years.

@BlackGateofMordor

8 жыл бұрын

They used a simulation of the Milky Way-Andromeda collision to demonstrate galaxy collisions.

@buddysoldotna

8 жыл бұрын

I bet that'll be in the next ep

@badastronomy

8 жыл бұрын

+Jayken Serin-Tal Patience.

This is one of the many reasons why I love Astronomy: It helps put things in perspective.

Astronomy: the most fun you'll ever have starting at dirt.

@apenasmeucanal5984

8 жыл бұрын

You sir deserve a prize

@THEFIRE360

8 жыл бұрын

+John Doe don't forget about dust

@flynnkay

8 жыл бұрын

how do you look at dirt. its space

@NickiRusin

8 жыл бұрын

+GreenShot space dirt, clearly

@reececrump8483

8 жыл бұрын

wouldn't geology or archeology be a better fit for that statement?

100 billion galaxies and people think there's no other life in the universe smh

I should be writing an essay right now, instead I'm watching this. No regrets!

@joser9237

8 жыл бұрын

Me too. No ragrets.

@MisterDutch93

8 жыл бұрын

***** Oh I know haha. It's going to be an all-nighter I'm afraid.

@MrCooldaddy098

8 жыл бұрын

ayyyyy i feel you man

@angeldude101

8 жыл бұрын

+MisterDutch93 If the essay is about astronomy or galaxies, you can pass it off as "research".

@MisterDutch93

8 жыл бұрын

angeldude101 Sadly, it's not. I don't think 17th century art-guilds have anything to do with astronomy haha

The A LOT thing should really be a meme.

@YourFaceGdDmit

8 жыл бұрын

such dank, very may mays, wow

@sxnekid

8 жыл бұрын

+chaichana I agree. I think the 'space is weird' part should be also.

@TerryHesticles87

8 жыл бұрын

+chaichana This joke is too meta for me.

@kevinconnelly6770

8 жыл бұрын

+chaichana how many ones are in one hundred? A LOT

@Theraot

8 жыл бұрын

+chaichana *ALOT

I love how these build on each other. Every episode seems to have more references to prior episodes than the last

I think the prettiest picture from space would be the sombrero galaxy.

I could totally relate to irregular galaxies, because I, too, am small and chaotically shaped.

This was one of the most exciting videos on youtube ever. You are a truly good orator. Thank you for this episode.

Absolutely love this channel for astronomy, presentation is excellent and you don't have the fluff that TV programs have (the sensational dooms day rhetoric or the boring over used "are we really alone in the universe" narration).

@bullrun2772

4 жыл бұрын

slightlytwistedagain not exactly both are good

I have always felt small when talking about things on the galactic scale, but for some reason, this episode in particular has put me in awe.

I saw this guy on a different video that talked about galaxies and black holes and I was like "Hey that's the crash course guy." His presence made the video even more liget.

YOU BROKE MY BRAIN! The numbers, the distances... They cant be imagined by human mind O_O

I am SO happy when I see crashcourse Astronomy video in my news feed!!

I know I already commented but I have to get this out. This is my favorite subject. I watched the segment with the galaxy collision simulation over and over again. It makes my mind buzz with ideas and questions. Just freaking amazing!

It makes me just a bit sad that it is so unlikely we will be able to travel to another galaxy within my life time, if ever.

@noone-fx8dx

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Craig why not?

@MrNeilo911

6 жыл бұрын

I guess you’ll be even sadder to hear that we won’t be even leaving our solar system in your lifetime either

@nicougrikify

6 жыл бұрын

our satelite has

@MrNeilo911

6 жыл бұрын

nicougrikify Pelletier only barely, in the grand scheme of things

@k1ngk4gl3

6 жыл бұрын

Neil Moore Yeah... Pretty sure it's still in the Oort Cloud

public schools across the nation should pay pbs to create crash courses, would be a great teaching tool for teachers

Science is the best! Thanks Crash Course!

@zachcrennen2342

8 жыл бұрын

agreed

@dixie_rekd9601

8 жыл бұрын

+Forrest Rittmann and you didnt type FIRST! :)

@all_time_Jelly_Fish

8 жыл бұрын

I did think it though!

@TheMorgenmuffel

8 жыл бұрын

True that!

Thanks, and I always appreciate when vids point out that science has been/can be wrong about formations, and other things, be it stars, galaxies, space, time, etc.

The people writing the script are underrated honestly, the description of the heavenly bodies is poetry

You are the second best person i know at saying the word "Billions"

@gingergamergirl98

8 жыл бұрын

Who's the first?

@Desmolas

8 жыл бұрын

+gingergamergirl98 Carl Sagan!

@gingergamergirl98

8 жыл бұрын

Desmolas Omg YES

I'm currently in an astronomy 101 course and I must say, this series is superb nearly everything I've learned in the course has been talked about in this series.

Yeah, boy. I get pumped for Galaxies. How much our understanding expanded once we discovered they were out there. Mind blowing.

i feel so insignificant, yet truly amazing that we even exist, my brain is struggling to comprehend the size that our universe is, my city is big!, my country is huge, the earth is gigantic, the sun is titanic, out galaxy is colossal, and even our galaxy is puny compared too the rest of the universe, like a single grain of sand compared to our entire planet, thanks for reminding me how pathetic and meaningless my day too day worries are, great video!

@rshiva08

4 жыл бұрын

So true. And going in the other direction, we have cells, molecules, atoms, nuclei and subatomic particles. The size of an atomic nucleus is of the order of 10^-15 meters! And ultimately that's what makes up all the matter that we know. Fascinating isn't it?

I unsuscribed from Crash Course awhile ago because I disliked the bias in the history, but I've resubscribed just for the astronomy. Seriously loving this series.

Man, I love your Astronomy show, and the whole CrashCourse thing. It is so fun to just sit down, hit one of the videos, and listen to people, who can tell these in a fun way, instead of the boring way teachers do. Learnin' a lot from you guys, keep up the good work!

A nice and highly informative video, thank you very much!!! And to think it took about 15 billion years for the universe to become essentially sentient and self-aware of itself in the form of us humans... just WOW!!!! No mythic religious fictional story can ever come close to the mind-blowing magnificence and grandness of the real observable universe!!!

our universe got *A lot* bigger in the beginning of the episode he called our galaxy a neighborhood, the neighborhood got *A lot* bigger

Been taking astronomy this semester and this series has been a great review tool for me. Thanks!

Best crash course thus far. Mind blown every episode.

This is by far the best show on Crash Course and I wish it would keep on going endlessly!

You and Dr. Thaller were some of my favorites on The Universe, one of my favorite series. Glad to see you again.

"We're out in the suburbs." Love it! Great show!

crash course is always amazingly interesting!

All your videos are great Phil. Between the content, production and your obvious enthusiasm for the subject the results are awesomely entertaining and educational. Thank you everyone involved. Cheers

Loving this series A LOT

Yay! Thanks Phil and team for another great installation.

Just missing such series ..one of the best I've ever watched three years ago

Wow! Great episode!

Phil Plait does such a great job at presenting very complex ideas in such a way that people just learning about the Universe can understand and really appreciate the the information. I have said what a great job that your team does putting these videos together put I have to say that the graphics and pictures that go along with the videos are truly awesome! Great job! Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey U S A!

"It's a happenin' place!"

Wow, I love this show. Keep 'em coming.

This is such a beautiful and powerful episode.

Hi Phil and the team! Huge fan of this series :)So I had this doubt- what exactly is the difference between a globular cluster and an elliptical galaxy? Is it possible that some of the elliptical galaxies we've observed so far may happen to be globular clusters?

God damn the quality of this show has gotten so good over time, great show thank you.

Finally, my weekly astro-fix! ~twitches~

As a student in UC Berkeley Astron C10 course, i say crashcourse does a marvelous job. we were just studying galaxy this week

1:41 You've got it a bit mixed up. Both of the arguments you present - by Shapley and Curtis - are arguments that the Milly Way is the entire universe. It was actually Shapley who argued that other galaxies must be impossibly far away - not Curtis. Great video, though.

Thanks for giving proper credit to galaxy collisions, which are mind-boggling! Imagine the prospect of a galaxy collision where the supermassive black hole in one galaxy’s center sweeps through the arms of the other galaxy. Kind of horrifying.

Well done. I like that you speak quickly. Lots of info packed into a short time. Thank you.

Some decent research and hard evidence are presented.. this deserve more views

I love this series oml

i love these crash courses... simplified enough to help explain to my kids too.. thanks

Really enjoying CrashCourse Astronomy a lot... A LOT!!!!

At 9:20, the most interesting thing about that picture of Hoag's object is that despite the rarity of ring galaxies, you can see another one right through it in the background.

2020 and this guy is still awesome

Love this series because of its pictures and images:)

you should do a series on the Standard Model, and particle physics. THAT would be fun.

I love this series! Keep up the good work!

7:33 Yet beautiful.

Thanks for doing this video.

I hope this series never ends!

love these more each episode

Awesome episode, as always. 👍👍👍

One of the consequences of insight into the structure of the universe is a feeling of disconnectedness. In the past, creation stories and geocentric assumptions placed us firmly in the center of a functioning mechanism. We were small but we felt we were watched after. The world was mysterious, but we were a thing apart from it. Now we have been thrown out of the nest and left to wander and find our own place, and the mysteries just go deeper and deeper.

Will you be doing a CrashCourse on the Great Attractor ? Thank you once again for making these videos. They are wonderful.

Phenomenal video content and graphics. And what a wonderful host. Thank you so very much for this brilliant, and fun, education.

Very nice galaxies

Brilliant video, excellently explained.

Thank you very much for this video, Phil Plait and the others at _CrashCourse_ Astronomy! Galaxies are really big, immense, gigantic, and when they collide...wow! Amazing! Fascinating! I can’t help but wonder what life on planet Earth would be like if we were in another kind of galaxy, say an irregular galaxy. Today I learned that there are more types of galaxies than I thought and that some are so radically different when ours. I had no idea where was a difference between irregular galaxies and eliptical galaxies and I certainly did not know about active galaxies or perculiar galaxies. I also learned that galaxies are cannibals! Can life exist in other galaxies?! Anyway, thank you A LOT for this video!

i loved this episode!

One common thought during my studies; the vast distances and lengths of time, the sheer mass of a black hole... all of it so far away and so different from what we are accustomed to, confined to our short life on our tiny planet, all over in the "cosmic blink of an eye", our place so small it is scarcely a single subatomic particle in this grand universe, and every time I think of it I am truly humbled, for I truly cannot conceive of its beauty and depth.

Phil makes me cry , but in a happy way :")

Respected Dear Phil Sir, you are really blessed. your presentation is very nice and awesome. Thanks for such great videos and enhancing our knowledge about Galaxies. i await your next episode. regards Prakash

just when i thought my day couldn't get any better!

You rock Phil!

Those Kerbals look happy to learn, except the one at the far right. I think his mind was blown from the previous lecture.

Well done

Love the little Kerbals in the clip. Have you tried KSP Phil?

Good job winning Hank Green twice in a row, Phil! Congratulations!

fascinating

Awesome! Phil, which type/brand of telescope do you recomment for a starting amateur astronomer? I have a binoculars but its difficult holding it still. Thanx!

thanks so much, finally I understood this.

Thank you very much because I have to study for science and this helped me very much Please Do More Videos :)

Wow it's nice to have confirmation I use to call galaxies island universes and still do.

We know so little . Astronomy is truly a humbling subject .

EXCELLENT!

yeah! greatest day of the week!

im studying this in school! thanks for the test review!

My brain cells got so shooketh from this episode that they left my brain in scrambles now... Send help!

yes it is really good in putting us on our place ......

I thought I was the only one being dramatic when it comes to astronomy but Phil is worse hahaha I love that guy so much. Great teacher!