Thinking in Metric for Astronomy
This is a chart of metric values to help in understanding the large distances of outer space. Metric is perfect for providing an easy understanding of both absolute and relative distances in astron…
Very cool stuff. Thanks.
It is much easier to remember that an Astronomical Unit is 150 gigameters than 1.5 x 10^8 kilometers
Is learning prefixes easier than remembering exponents?
Coming from someone who only uses metric, I find the opposite and only use meters and exponents.
Speed of light: 3 x 10^8 m/s
1 AU: 1.5 x 10^11 m
etc.