Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "" video.

  1. 11:20 -> From here I drifted in and out while watching and listening (I'll go back and take it in properly). I went back into that space where I contemplate exactly how insignificant we humans are in the context of the universe, and could our universe be an insignificant part of something bigger, yet which is also insignificant in its own size context? Could our universe be part of a quark? In turn, could our bodies hide universes inside the quark-sized particles in our bodies? These are questions we all ask I guess. I mean, we don't have the technology to see smaller objects than quarks, and even then we're not quite sure we're seeing the smallest. Further, we now have JWST, but we still haven't seen the restaurant at the end of the universe. So, who knows? It's all just way cool to contemplate.
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  2. I've dropped into the JWST rabbit hole this morning and have been catching up on my favourite space channels. I watched Anton Petrov's take on the micro-meteorite damage just before and now I'll watch yours. Then I'll head off to someone else's channel. Much fun.
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  3. 16:30 My first encounter with a telescope was when we first moved to Perth in WA. I was about 8 years old I think. My parent's friends had a son about my age and they had bought him a telescope. I have no idea what it was but he focussed on a small rock down the road some 500 metres away. He described where the stone was near a concrete pad where the new school was being constructed... "up against the cement..." he said. I could see the building...anyway, I looked into the viewfinder and saw a big red boulder with a grey background almost filling my view. I was hooked. However, I have never owned a telescope in the 50 years since that day. But I did go down the telephoto photography road and got seriously into nature photography. But the universe has always been a big part of my love for stargazing, and so, I bought a P1000. I can't afford a telescope with all the tracking and recording capabilities, so the P1000 with a very solid homemade tripod satisfies my astrophotography curiosity somewhat, and also is a great camera for my nature photography love. Anyway, I've rambled. My entire point was supposed to be that it is really hard to comprehend the size of the image at 16:30 . Twelve lightyears across! It's mind-bogglingly big (thanks Doug).
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