I meanthat's like 8 quadrillionkilometers, it's insanelyfar.
つまり、8兆キロもあるんだ。
Thestoryofhowwedidthis, howwemeasuredthedistancetotheseincrediblyfarawayobjectsinthesky, it's a storyofpeoplelookingupandaskingquestions, andintheprocesscreating a mapoftheheavens.
Parallaxis a conceptthatsaysthatifyou'reobservingsomethingfarawayandyoushiftyourpositionrelativetothatfarawaything, thefarawaythingwilllookslightlydifferentrelativetothebackground.
SoifweobservethisstarinMayandthenwaitsixmonthstillNovemberandobservethatstaragain, we'venowgained a newperspectiveonthestarandwhatitlookslikerelativetoitsbackground.
Ifyoulookupatthenightskyandyousee a superbrightstar, ifyoulookupatthenightskyandyousee a superbrightstar, isitsuperbrightbecauseit's a bigbrightstarorisitsuperbrightbecauseit's justcloseby?
Bythesametoken, ifyousee a reallydimstar, doesthatmeanit's justreallyreallyfarawayandit's actually a bigstarthat's superbrightorit's actuallyjust a smalldimstar?
Starsthatpulsatereallyquickly, thatmaybejusttake a dayor a half a daytogofromdimtobrighttodimtobright, thosestarsareactuallyoverallmuchdimmer, potentiallysmaller, notactuallyasbrightandintenseasthestarsthattake a reallylongtimetodotheircycle.
Sonowifyoulookatthenightskyandyousee a reallydimstar, let's say, youdon't knowifit's dimbecausethat's just a reallysmallstarorit's dimbecauseit's really, really, reallyfaraway.
Thisgaveastronomers a yardstickthattheyjustdidn't havebeforetoobserveandunderstandthedistancetostarsthatwereway, wayoutsideoftheprevioustoolsthatwehadtomeasuredistance.
Theytookanotherswathofthecosmosandtookthemfrom 2D to 3D.
宇宙を2Dから3Dにしたのだ。
SoonafterHenriettaLeavittdiscoveredthisamazingrelationship, a manbythenameofEdwinHubble, famousastronomer, decidedthathewantedtousethistosettlethegranddebateonwhetherornotthegalaxywasalltherewastotheuniverse.
Honestly, I'm gratefulforthepioneerswhoputtheirmindstogivingusperspectivebecauseitallowsmetoseewhere I liveinthecosmosandwhatkindofspace I occupyinthenightsky.