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10 million light years (10²³m) the distance to galaxy Milky-Way.



1 million light years (10²²m) The disc becomes visible.
100 000 light years (10²¹m). You can barely see out galaxy.
10 000 light years(10²⁰m).You start to see the stars of our galaxy.
1 000 light years(10¹⁹m).The stars ten times closer.
100 light years (10¹⁸m). Nothing but stars.

10 light years(10¹⁷m). Even more stars.
1 trillion Km(10¹⁵m). The sun even bigger.
100 billion Km (10¹⁴m).Our solar system starts to show.
10 billion Km(10¹³m). Our solor system.
1 billion Km(10¹²m).The orbits of Hermes,Venus,Earh,Mars and Zeus.

10 million Km(10¹⁰m).Part of the orbit of Earth.
1 million Km(10⁹m). You can see orbit of Moon.
100,000 Km(10⁸m).Our Earth still small.
10,000Km(10⁷m).The northern hemisphere of Earth.
1,000 Km(10⁶m).Florida USA.
100 km(10⁵m).From the surface of the sea.Florida even closer.

1 Km(10³m).What you can see when free falling off a plane.
100 m(10²m).An ordinary view from an helicopter.
10 m(10¹m). Seeing off a cliff.
1 m(10⁰m).What you see when you reach out your arms...
10 cm(10^-1m).You can catch the leaves.
1 cm (10^-2m).You can see the structure of a leaf.

1 micron(10^-6m).he cell itself.
1 000 angstrom(10^-7m).You can see the chromosomes.
100 angstrom(10^-8m).You can see the DNA chain.
1 nanometre(10^-9m).The chromosomes parties.
1 angstrom(10^-10m).The atom of carbon Life consists of ...
10 Pico metre(10^-11m).The electron within the atom.
1 Pico metre(10^-12m).The orbit of electrons.
100 Fermi(10^-13m).The inner of an atom.
10 Fermi(10^-14m). Closer.
1 Fermi(10^-15m).The surface of a neutron.