A presentation I gave in March 2013 at The Goa Project, an UnConference held in Goa, India, bringing together people from different walks of life. For the slides with narration, go to...

1. Jaya Ramchandani
astronomy & light education |
academic writing & editing
STORIES I MUST SHARE
ABOUT THE UNIVERSE5

2. यह कह ां आ गये हम?
where have we come?
A story of exploration

7. 2000 kilometers

10. 12,742 kilometers

16. 150,000,000 kilometers

17. 150,000,000 kilometers
= 1 Astronomical Unit (1 AU)

18. 150,000,000 kilometers
= 1 Astronomical Unit (1 AU)
= 8 light minutes

20. DIRTY DANCING A story of dance

22. Proxima
Centauri Sun
271,000 AU
~4.22 light years

23. .01 AU (1,391,000 kilometers)

27. 7 billion
times smaller

28. 7 billion
times smaller

29. 7 billion
times smaller
How far is the next
football-star from
us?

32. 6,000 km

33. 100,000 AU

36. 1000 billion
times smaller

37. 1000 billion
times smaller

38. 1000 billion
times smaller
How far is the next
football-galaxy?

41. 50 m

49. THE ULTIMATE LONG DISTANCE
RELATIONSHIP
A story of love

62. 
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63.  Quantum Teleportation
 Quantum Power
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64.  Quantum Teleportation
 Quantum Power
 Telepathy?

65. WAVES OF LIFE A story of dualism

66. 1642-1727

67. 1629-1695

68. 1629-1695 1773-1829

69. 1879-1955

74. The massless wavicle
that we know and
love

75. The massless wavicle
that we know and
love
A familiar friend,
this negatively
charged, busy l’il
guy likes to bond
We would not be
here without her
positivity
He insists on
remaining neutral

76. CIRCLES IN THE SAND A timeless mystery

77. Mandrem, 2005

78. Mandrem, 2005

79. Mandrem, 2005

81. Leiden, 2010

82. Normal Matter
4%

85. Dark matter is matter that is
inferred to exist
from gravitational effects on
visible matter and background
radiation, but is undetectable
by emitted or scattered
radiation.

86. Dark energy is a hypothetical form
of energy that permeates all of space.
It’s responsible for accelerating the
expansion of our universe.

88. Credits / Acknowledgements
Images, Videos, and Simulations: APOD, ESO, EU-UNAWE,
Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, IYA2009, Leiden
University, NASA, Particle Zoo, Random Google Images, Renee
Nault, Tout Est Quantique (Everything is Quantum), UFO Sightings
Daily
Food for Thought: Cassiopeia Project, Hyper Physics, Vimeo,
Wikipedia, You Tube
Friends: Marta Jakus, Nash Paul, Paula Andrea Ortiz Otalvaro,
Radha Barooah, Rebecca Carvalho, Rucha Kurtkoti, Sara
Khalafinejad, Veena Venkateshwaran
Universe at Large

89. Contact
Jaya Ramchandani
Astronomy and Light Education, EU Universe Awareness
e. jayar@strw.leidenuniv.nl
Academic Writing and Editing, Sirius Interactive
e. jayar@siriusinteractive.co.in