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How Big is Our Galaxy, the Milky Way?

When we talk about the enormity of the cosmos, it’s easy to toss out big numbers – but far harder to wrap our minds around just how large, how far and how numerous celestial bodies like exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system – really are.

So. How big is our Milky Way Galaxy?

We use light-time to measure the vast distances of space.

It’s the distance that light travels in a specific period of time. Also: LIGHT IS FAST, nothing travels faster than light.

How far can light travel in one second? 186,000 miles. It might look even faster in metric: 300,000 kilometers in one second. See? FAST.

How far can light travel in one minute? 11,160,000 miles. We’re moving now! Light could go around the Earth a bit more than 448 times in one minute.

Speaking of Earth, how long does it take light from the Sun to reach our planet? 8.3 minutes. (It takes 43.2 minutes for sunlight to reach Jupiter, about 484 million miles away.) Light is fast, but the distances are VAST.

In an hour, light can travel 671 million miles. We’re still light-years from the nearest exoplanet, by the way. Proxima Centauri b is 4.2 light-years away. So… how far is a light-year? 5.8 TRILLION MILES.

A trip at light speed to the very edge of our solar system – the farthest reaches of the Oort Cloud, a collection of dormant comets way, WAY out there – would take about 1.87 years.

Our galaxy contains 100 to 400 billion stars and is about 100,000 light-years across!

One of the most distant exoplanets known to us in the Milky Way is Kepler-443b. Traveling at light speed, it would take 3,000 years to get there. Or 28 billion years, going 60 mph. So, you know, far.

SPACE IS BIG.

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Routledge Masterpost

Here are all of the Routledge Grammar PDFs that I currently have. I’ll be updating whenever I find more. Let me know if there’s one in particular you want me to look for^^

Last Update: 2017/04/24

Fixed Intermediate Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook link 

Added books for Czech, English, French, French Creoles, Persian, Ukranian

Added more books in Cantonese, Danish, Greek, Polish, Spanish, Swedish

Arabic

Arabic: An Essential Grammar Basic Arabic: A Grammar and Workbook Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar

Cantonese

Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar Intermediate Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook

Czech

Czech: An Essential Grammar

Danish

Danish: A Comprehensive Grammar Danish: An Essential Grammar

Dutch

Basic Dutch: A Grammar and Workbook Dutch: A Comprehensive Grammar Dutch: An Essential Grammar Intermediate Dutch: A Grammar and Workbook

English

English: An Essential Grammar

Finnish

Finnish: An Essential Grammar

French

Modern French Grammar Workbook

French Creoles

French Creoles: A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar

German

Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook German: An Essential Grammar Intermediate German: A Grammar and Workbook

Greek

Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar Greek: An Essential Grammar of the Modern Language

Hindi

Hindi: An Essential Grammar

Hebrew

Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

Hungarian

Hungarian: An Essential Grammar

Indonesian

Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar

Irish

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Irish: A Grammar and Workbook

Italian

Basic Italian: A Grammar and Workbook

Japanese

Basic Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar

Korean

Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Korean: A Grammar and Workbook Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar

Latin

Intensive Basic Latin: A Grammar and Workbook Intensive Intermediate Latin: A Grammar and Workbook

Latvian

Latvian: An Essential Grammar

Mandarin Chinese

Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar Chinese: An Essential Grammar

Norwegian

Norwegian: An Essential Grammar

Persian

Basic Persian: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook

Polish

Basic Polish: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Polish: A Grammar and Workbook Polish: A Comprehensive Grammar Polish: An Essential Grammar

Portuguese

Portuguese: An Essential Grammar

Romanian

Romanian: An Essential Grammar

Russian

Basic Russian: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Russian: A Grammar and Workbook

Serbian

Serbian: An Essential Grammar

Spanish

Basic Spanish: A Grammar and Workbook Intermediate Spanish: A Grammar and Workbook Spanish: An Essential Grammar

Swahili

Swahili Grammar and Workbook

Swedish

Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar Swedish: An Essential Grammar

Thai

Thai: An Essential Grammar

Turkish

Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar

Ukrainian

Ukrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar

Urdu

Urdu: An Essential Grammar

Welsh

Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar

Yiddish

Basic Yiddish: A Grammar and Textbook

Hope this helps everyone out a bit! Happy studying^^

-koreanbreeze

my question is, does Mamma Mia take place in

1) a universe where ABBA doesn’t exist and they’re just making up the songs as they go? 

2) a universe where ABBA DOES exist and everyone has rehearsed and memorized all of their songs just in case the situation arises where they might need one?

Willy Wonka sent out his chocolate bars worldwide, and 5 white kids (4 with first-world problems) still won.

WHY DID SAM ASK STEVE ABOUT WHO HE MARRIED? AND WHY DIDNT STEVE WANNA TALK ABOUT HER? DIDNT SAM GO TO PEGGY’S FUNERAL WITH HIM? WHY’D SAM ASK IF HE ALREADY KNEW?

Hey guys, so i watched a theory video the other day about steve and natasha’s ending but it wasnt in English so i’m here to translate it for you. And just to make sure no one attacks me (lol), THIS IS JUST A THEORY, you dont have to be salty or rude.

First of all, i believe that the Black Widow movie wont be just about her past. Think about it, if they only wanted to show us her past, they could just give her a Disney+ series and we could watch a Black Widow series just like the Agent Carter where Peggy’s story continued. This movie has to affect the future of the MCU somehow. Plus, why would they wait this long to finally shoot her movie? She’s been in the MCU since Iron Man 2, they had the time to do it but they waited until ‘’alternative universes’’ were a thing in the MCU, until time travel was finally happening.

Now lets take a look at Natasha Romanoff’s character. She’s originally a russian spy who’s been raised and trained by an organization called the ‘’Red Room’’ they made experiments on her, they sterilized her and etc. She was used as a weapon so she’s done some horrible things in her past unwillingly. But then with Clint and Shield’s help she became a true hero, a selfless, caring person, only doing good things, only wanting to help save ppl. And we watched her sacrifice herself and die for her family, for the universe. So it looks like her arc ended there but… did it really?

One of the many things Endgame emphasizes is how Steve is telling everyone to move on but he himself cant do that. And it’s also emphasized that he isnt the only one who cant move on, Natasha cant either. And when the trailers came out and Steve said ‘’But not us’’ we all thought he meant all the avengers but he actually just meant himself and Natasha. We see everyone else somehow moving on with their lives but the only 2 ppl who cant are Steve and Natasha. They even put Natasha’s ballet shoes just for us to see that she cant move on from her past.

In the end, Natasha travelled back in time and died in 2014 and Steve went back to 1940’s and they only showed us him dancing with Peggy and kissing her, and also the old Steve wearing a ring. We didnt see a ring on the 1940 Steve’s finger, did we? Nope.

Let’s move on to Steve’s character. The end of his arc, going back to 1940’s to marry Peggy is what everyone’s been saying. But most of the fans didnt like this ending because it just leaves us with the question ‘’Would Steve really do this? Would he really leave his bestfriend who he’s been figthing to get back for the last few years, going back to Peggy who moved on after he was gone, who married someone else and had children?’’ It wasnt really in Steve’s character. Plus, in the 1940’s there’s already a Steve Rogers who’s under the ice. Would our 2023 Steve just let him stay under the ice for 70 years? Would he be able to have a happy marriage life with Peggy, giving zero fucks about the fact that his bestfriend is in the hands of the Hydra, being treated like a fucking toy? I dont think so… There’s no way.

So we saw Steve taking the stones and the mjolnir back to the past. He has to go back to the exact moment the stones were taken so in Vormir, he has to go back to the exact time Natasha sacrifices herself. Will he just stand there, watch one of the most important ppl to him jump off a cliff? I mean we all know he’ll at least try to save her somehow. I dont believe the Russo’s, i mean who even does? I think he might have saved Natasha and she might be alive in some alternative universe. And sadly the only prove to this is the fact that she didnt get a funeral. Why didnt she? If she didnt sacrifice herself for the soul stone, they wouldnt even be able to collect the stones and win the war. Doesnt she deserve a funeral? Why did one even bother to care??

If you’ve seen the past movies, especially the Winter Soldier, you know how close Steve and Natasha became. We saw them flirt several times, we saw them kiss, we saw them saying they are engaged and getting married bla bla and even tho all of those were just to keep the mission going, Steve seemed pretty STUNNED after she kissed him. We saw throughout the whole movie how Nat has been trying to find Steve a date but Steve always refused. He tried with Sharon but did it really work out? Nope. Nat also tried with Bruce but he pushed her away and it didnt work out either. What did she really want with Bruce? TO ESCAPE. To go somewhere far away. But those never happened. Steve couldnt find someone with shared life experience. And Nat couldnt find someone she could escape with.

In Civil War, Nat agreed with Tony but at the same time she made sure that Steve knew she understood his choice and told him that staying together is more important than how they stay together. She didnt want him to be alone. In Infinity War we saw that they’ve been on the run together with Sam secretly. 5 years later, in endgame we saw that they both were so alone and all they ever wanted was to go back and fix everything, bring everyone back.

So if Steve was able to save Natasha in Vormir when he went back to bring the soul stone back, what might have happened? Nat would ask him if they won and Steve would say yes. But also he’d tell her that Tony died, Thor went away, Clint went back to his family, Hulk never even wanted to fight. So would Nat really wanna go back to 2023? I think she’d join Steve and they would bring the other stones back together. And while doing that, what if they realize they’ve created au’s? So what if Steve remembers that he has a dance he promised so he wants to go back to 1940’s and make that happen? We saw them dance but notice how it wasnt at the Stork Club they promised, but it was in a house? This is an important detail. I think he might have done something else. So whatever year he and Nat went back to, there already was a Steve and Nat there. Steve was under the ice, remember? Here’s what i think happened: Steve and Nat prevented the 1940’s Steve from going under the ice and in that reality they made sure Steve who made that promise to Peggy, kept his promise and married her and lived his life with her and in the ending scene, that’s what we saw. Our Steve and Nat also saved Bucky and prevented him from being Hydra’s toy and they ended Hydra before Hydra could get to Shield. But what does all this have to do with Nat, right?

This is how i think she blends well with this theory: The red room she was raised in was founded in late 1937’s. So what if she stops the Red Room, what if she saves all those little girls’ and her own childhood? That way that reality’s Nat would never become a spy and live another life.

In Age of Ultron Tony, Thor and Steve were shown the future. Tony saw Thanos’ army win and all his friends die, which was one of the alternative outcomes of Endgame. Thor saw Asgard’s end, he saw Asgardians die. Steve saw himself dancing with Peggy. Remember how Peggy said ‘’The war’s over Steve, we can go home’’ I know yall think he was shown the past but it was the future. Wasnt the war over after endgame and didnt he go home? Didnt he have his dance? He was shown the FUTURE as well. But what about Nat? She was shown her past. But unlike others, they showed us Nat, watching herself and those memories from the red room. It was like she was watching it all from someone else’s view. So while everyone was shown the future, why would Nat be shown the past? SHE WAS SHOWN THE FUTURE AS WELL. I dont know if this makes sense at all but Marvel really showed us the future with Tony’s, Steve’s and Thor’s visions. It all happened right? Why wouldnt Nat’s vision happen too? What if the Black Widow movie shows us her past, her memories but also her future? What if she tries to save her childhood?

So what if our Steve and Nat went back to 40’s and prevented all the bad stuff that would ruin their life, created an alternative universe and after everything was solved, they finally got the life they always told eachother to get? Together?

And we all know how Russo’s lie to us all the time and most people arent pleased with Steve’s ending. Plus if the Russo’s intention was to eventually make Steve marry Peggy why would they make him kiss Peggy’s niece in the first place? their mind shocks me sometimes!

credits to “Ezgi’nin Kanali” on youtube!

OMFG I never imagined that I was going to find something like this here!!!!!!! I'm so fucking excited about this!!!!!!! I think this is a very good review of the movies, congratulations!!!!!!!

i watched the “three colors” trilogy (1993-1994)

i hope posting a whole series is allowed, because i saw all three in one sitting, and i really wanna talk about all three of them.

the trilogy was directed by Krzysztof Kieślowksi (RIP), loosely using the three main ideas of the french revolution (liberty, equality, and fraternity or togetherness), and each color represented in each movie corresponds to the colors on a french flag.

three colors: blue, as melancholy as its name suggests, tells a story of a grieving woman as her husband, renowned european composer, and her daughter had both died in a car accident. throughout the film we see her try to find liberty from the deaths, first she tries an unsuccessful suicide, then she tries to destroy all traces of her old life, even destroying an unfinished piece of music from her husband, and moving to a different city. the unfinished piece of music haunts her, however, and by the end she gives in and finishes the piece with her new love, her husband’s former assistant, signaling her liberty from grief finally. apart from the music, there are several instances of her denying the past, as to not confront the sadness of grieving, and as she meets more people with connections to the accident and her husband, she slowly embraces her situation, and through doing good deeds for them, she was able to let go.

personally, i think blue might be my favorite of the trilogy, the story of grief is most personable and relatable for me. the soft and elegant cinematography only elevates how delicate this story is. one of the most memorable shots for me was the extreme close up of julie’s face as she watches their funeral, and how it slowly tilts down to her quivering lips. might be my favorite shot out of the trilogy.

three colors: white is the “easiest” story to digest out of the three, following the theme of “equality”. it tells a story of a divorced polish immigrant who got fucked over by his french ex-wife. after being smuggled back to poland, he develops a revenge plan to get back at his wife. given how unrealistic and faster place this movie was, it made for the most entertaining movie of the trilogy. the juxtaposition of how pitiful the protagonist was at the beginning to the slow reveal of his true character was great. although my flaw with this movie was how underdeveloped the wife’s character was, because during the entirety she was shown to only care about sex instead of love, but the ending shows that she was willing to forgive him for framing her and getting her thrown in jail, even wanting them to get back together. apart from the dark humor and entertaining story the ridiculous amount of charisma from the lead was great to watch.

three colors: red is universally known to be the best of the trilogy, and i could understand why. following the theme of togetherness, its a story of a part-time model who befriends a retired judge who has been doing some shady stuff. valentine is one of my favorite characters, possibly in all of cinema. her kindheartedness and inability to be judgmental while also being a very complex character was refreshing to see in a trilogy that is so heavily themed. the movie isn’t just the most visually stunning movie of the trilogy, its also the most technically amazing one, with its use of precise crane shots. the ending also provides a perfect closure the the entire trilogy and emphasizes the themes of togetherness even more.

Found here

a few useful expressions #2

i wouldn’t know : je ne saurais (or pourrais) pas dire

it doesn’t ring a bell : ça ne me dit rien (du tout)

i believe so : je crois/il me semble (bien) que oui

clockwise : dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre

don’t pull out that on me : arrête tes conneries (rude)

when i think about it : quand j’y pense

you shouldn’t have done that : tu n’aurais pas dû faire ça

i don’t want to : je n’ai pas envie

i don’t mind : ça ne me dérange pas/ce n’est pas grave

i have to go : je dois y aller

next week : la semaine prochaine

the following week : la semaine suivante

last week : la semaine dernière

the week before : la semaine précédente 

i can’t remember : je ne me rappelle pas

i’m happy i did : je suis content-e de l’avoir fait

i’m going to bed : je vais me coucher

it doesn’t matter to me : je m’en fiche/m’en fous (rude)

i’m not interested : ça ne m’intéresse pas

i’m not mad : je ne suis pas fâché-e/en colère après toi

you’re so extra : tu en fais trop 

if we’re lucky : avec un peu de chance

how did that happen : comment est-ce que c’est arrivé ?

what do you mean ? : qu’est-ce que tu veux dire ?

what are you doing ? : qu’est-ce que tu fais ?

what did you do ? : qu’est-ce que tu as fait ?

why did you do that : pourquoi as-tu fait ça ? 

a few useful expressions #1

What if instead of gilly weed Harry had showed up to the black lake challenge in muggle scuba gear like “like where’s your advanced magic now bitches? Got me a free fishing knife with this thing”

I have to say that my favorite book genre is realistic fiction or mystery, but magical realism too

Hej allihopa! It’s time for another giveaway <3

I’ve included five different types of books in this giveaway; a kids books, a poetry book, a non-fiction book, a book with short horror stories and a John Green book. All in Swedish, of course! Everything will go to one winner.

To enter the giveaway, just do these two things:

Reblog this post and

Tag it with your favoure book genre

A winner will be picked with a random number generator on June 21st 2020. So make sure to reblog this post before then if you want to be certain that your entry is counted! Your tags won’t impact how likely you are to win - it’s more that I’m very curious, as well as a way to make sure that people have read the post before reblogging.

This giveaway is international, so you can enter no matter where you live.

However, if you are a minor, please ask for your parent’s/guaridan’s permission before entering. This is because you have to give me your name and address if you win so that I can fill out the shipping information correctly when I send the box of things to you.

Please also make sure to have your instant messaging function turned on here on tumblr so I can contact you easily if you win!

Also please note that the shipping time might take longer than normal due to COVID-19. The stuff I have sent recently haven’t had too much trouble, but I wanted to make a note of this just in case.

Good luck!! 🇸🇪

& a huge thanks for the support on my kofi page! I’m only able to do these giveaways with your help <3 Right now the money I collect through kofi will go to my savings for the surgery I’ll have in September 2020, but after I’ve financially recovered from that I hope to be able to start doing giveaways again. https://ko-fi.com/samhannes