Andromeda and the Local Group (go to 2020 4K edition)

[@connylaurine745]

Every time the problems of the people around me seem to overwhelm me, I go to KZbin and watch videos about the universe. That helps me to bring everything back into perspective and calm down.

[@edwardyankie6914]

Me too. I unwind to astronomy vids almost every night. Really gives you a better sense of reality.

[@anSealgair]

It gives you a peace like nothing else. You can't get worked up over daily life here on earth. Most affairs and tasks become nothing.

[@marcospedroso3690]

Observing the cosmos is definitely one of the most wonderful activities in this brief biological life.

[@IHTLS]

Indeed, sir.

[@Wottan007]

The best vid ever made about astronomy ! Compliments Sir both for your clear explanation , the soft tone of your cultured voice and the civilised and not intrusive music in the background ! You deserve a 5 star award !

[@phoenix1861]

Our generation is so privileged. Within the last 100 years, we've seen things that countless generations before never could have dreamed of. There was so much beauty out there waiting to be appreciated. Thanks for this series!

[@howfarawayisit]

You're welcome. I find it quite awe inspiring as well.

[@cantelsoun3830]

+David Butler you deserve 10 million subscribers. Excessive ability to document. You are an extremely brilliant and intelligent person. Its good to know that there are great minds like you out there. God bless

[@ElektrikDunyam]

Great mind which opens its doors for teaching everyone...

[@retlam99]

I just discovered this channel and I am thrilled. Too many space documentaries I watch are too flashy and uninformative. This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[@AngryHateMusic]

You should check out Thunderboltsproject. This is boring assumption compared to what they are doing.

[@CrowT]

I always wonder if some civilization in another galaxy like andromeda is looking back at our galaxy....wondering if anyone else is out there. Just like we are.

[@DonWelsh3]

U know it !

[@amits7814]

@@DonWelsh3 you can only wonder you cannot know

[@Biscuit9891]

No we are the only ones in the observable universe

[@CrowT]

@@Biscuit9891 I don't know how anyone could possibly know that. The observable universe is exponentially vast. As is our own galaxy.

[@Drunrealer]

Yes and what’s crazy is they woundt see any of us they’d still see dinosaurs and Pangea

[@briankerr6543]

First time I ever left the city, walked out in the woods near the Pocono's, looked up at night, and wondered what planet I was on after seeing all those stars for the first time. Thank you for bringing back good memories.

[@rodneythur8754]

David has great taste in music. His selections are some of my most favourite. I would often study with these selections playing in the background. This brings me back to the good days of going to school, and now I wish I had taken astronomy more seriously.

[@saveforkids7909]

Mr. Butler, I have watched this series so many times now, I could almost recite it from memory. Still, when you say "He knew he had another galaxy", I get goosebumps every time. How he must have enjoyed the feeling of being, for even a short while, the only man on earth to know for sure that there were other galaxies. Also, "It did NOT wobble" but that is for another time.Thanks again.

[@andrewyang1446]

This video is like a documentary, a lullaby, a symphony, a discreet KZbin video, and a grandpa’s secret message all in one.

[@sirtedricwalker2979]

Music goes so well with this presentation

[@RolfeynatoR]

I've watched all of your videos in this series but this one is by far my favorite. Just the idea that there is a whole other galaxy visible from earth. Just fascinating

[@flypurplecat4774]

RolfeynatoR There should be a Pulitzer for this type of video research/production/ narration. I feel like I discovered David Butler while looking for non-scientist instruction way back when his followers numbered in the dozens. Seen his other series? I personally love the classical music which is so fitting for the topics. I have gone thru this Video Book probably 100 times. Congratulate Mr. Butler !

[@howfarawayisit]

Thank you.

[@gialoctran1308]

Thank you David Butler for this video! It's an incredible view of a tiny part of our universe!

[@johnohanlon6600]

I get goose bumps when I watch stuff like this and contemplate is space is without end, with our borders ... no end!!! There is no other side (that we can discern) ..... My head is hurting!!!

[@spartanladkenny7870]

This video was so soothing to watch.... The images were fascinating and the music with narration perfect!

[@RUHI4]

This universe is beyond any imaginative scale or scope...and the "inevitable" life out there must be absolutely limitless! WOW!

[@DaiBei]

And this is only our 4D material world. When you die your soul goes to the astral world which is so much bigger.

[@soldieroffaith4425]

It's superbly narrated and presented Mr Butler. Thank you.

[@scottlemurianboxer]

I love this older format with the music 🎶, I love the pictures too. amazing

[@robertpradella6550]

It gives me peace.

[@eduardpena6580]

Space is so awesome! It’s mind blowing to see how immense the universe is through the eyes of Hubble.

[@lowpunchhighpunch7829]

I want audio books read by this guy!

[@yoshshmenge294]

One of the gems for backyard astronomers.

[@vdizhoor]

A very nice summary of our neck of the woods. Thanks so much for making these! I wish we could tell the ancients what we have learned, not just the new generations. But, i know it is impossible. Still, we all can and do see and wonder for them, as once they have done the same for us, as we all do for all those who are yet to be. It is just a joy to be a part of it all. What else (or whom else) will find out there...

[@CrustyWhiteBread]

This presentation was great. I will watch the whole series.

[@johnpeter1999]

Spectacular and super stunning glimpses of the unending creation called the universe. Absolutely nothing could be more gripping and hypnotic with intrigue. Absolutely nothing

[@judithkitty]

what an enormous contribution this series is. THANK YOU.

[@julesnfriends]

Superb, perfect level of scientific evidence, history and fact for, sadly, most of you people below to fail to appreciate. Beautiful. Stunning.

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

Most of the people below dont even believe space is real.

[@dougraddi908]

Pfft enough. What do you know

[@julesnfriends]

@@dougraddi908 Hi Doug, even with a cheap telescope you could see for yourself. Happy New Year anyway bro

[@michaelwilliam8508]

I would like to take this time and express my gratitude, I greatly appreciate the work that you do.

[@tonyross1977]

Wonderful video you`ve made. With the music, it`s highly satisfying, well made and a great tour of our local group. I particularly enjoyed the star forming regions you`ve presented and it was highly informative!

[@alexburke1899]

Took me 8 years to beat the KZbin algorithm and finally find this channel and I watch a lot of space, astronomy and astrophysics videos. Searches for exact subjects this gentleman posts didn’t seem to show up in searches for me, it’s like the algorithm just ignores his channel unless you luckily find it and subscribe.

[@ibizenco]

I was watching this in full fascination, with my mouth open. This is a fantastic video. Who downvoted this? Seriously, who downvotes this???

[@MoniMoni-gc9dw]

This isn't reddit lmao

[@sclogse1]

Earth centric types.

[@gatestimonymiracle1302]

Haters do that

[@andrewgarratt1503]

His voice and the music are so relaxing. Love these videos

[@munawarkarim8026]

I showed this video to students in my Astrophysics course in Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek. Many thanks.

[@howfarawayisit]

Thank you for letting me know.

[@millieristic]

This is one of the best and most beautiful videos on KZbin and I like to just rewatch it every once in a while.

[@queenfanpiper6299]

My 17 year old son won a telescope in a contest at a local college when he was 11. Since then we have been in astronomy clubs and have had a great time learning this incredible science. It is a great idea to get kids into the sciences and arts as soon as possible. Its great for the parents too. I wouldn't know any of this if it were not for his initial interest. I plan to introduce this channel to him when I see him again.

[@howfarawayisit]

I have started showing these to my oldest grandchild (7 years old). She's beginning to take note.

[@queenfanpiper6299]

Awesome!!! Its great to watch the kids learn. She may soon run a local astronomy club in the community. My kid is acing every science class he gets. A plus last year in biology. This year he is loving chemistry. He is dyslexic but that isn't stopping him in those subjects. I wish your grandchild the best.

[@pauliether.c.guy.3349]

This guy is so smart he is absolutely genius and I love the sound of his voice it’s very calming relaxing not loud screech you like some other guys I can listen to this guy all day

[@howfarawayisit]

Thanks P.J.

[@pauliether.c.guy.3349]

David Butler anytime David anything I can do to help support the channel. I want to see more of you. I am blown away by this.

[@user-uf9wp8rq4h]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you very much for putting together this absolutely beautiful presentation.

[@evelynpfriem8499]

I love how the background music is the third movement of Borodine String quartet no. 2!

[@Jacen13]

There's nothing better, to me that is, than sitting in the study of my home, adjacent to the beautiful bookshelves & by the fire, coffee in hand reading or watching but definitely learning about space, time, cosmology & or astronomy all while classical music plays in the background. Oh, and with my baby puppy all snuggly in my lap or laying next to me on the floor. 🙂🐶☕🌎🌓🌠🌙🌗🌚🌟🌀

[@cdnpont]

And somewhere way out there on Andromeda, they are certainly looking at our light arriving from some period in time. Amazing.

[@dheerajvirgo3]

exactly what I was thinking! :D

[@OrionB1498]

Comic Book Guy Why is it highly improbable?

[@BruceK10032]

Well, considering that galaxy is about half again bigger than ours, it's even more likely for a civilization to be there than in our own galaxy. We know there is one here. We can't really judge the probability that there are others. And if we can see that galaxy with our naked eyes at this distance, then any life form that has eyes as sensitive as ours and an atmosphere as clear as ours can see our own. Ours would be a little smaller and fainter in their sky than they are in ours. So there are a lot of variables, but it isn't improbable.

[@Mediumal]

Don't you know. God created the Universe and made us in his own image. There is nothing out there. We are utterly alone, and we will one day meet our maker and his son Jesus in heaven.

[@BKsunstar]

you can't prove it

[@MySonyVegas]

Wonderful, just wonderful, waiting for more Ingvar, Norway

[@jeffreylindsey1757]

Both incredibly facinating and mind boggling! We most definitely are not the only eggs in God's basket. We are truly blessed to be here at all and even more so to realize the true vastness of the universe and just a handful of her secrets! We are but a speck on a piece of sand on a endless beach. Just to try and wrap my finite brain in basic theory around that concept is awesome to try. I truly believe we are only limited by our own thought processes and limited imagination. And only my ideology but Faith is so simple but yet far beyond the intellect of the vast mind. " The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen ". Thank you Lord just to be here and have a shot at life itself.

[@sergiofernandez2336]

Great video, beautiful soothing music.

[@D45VR]

I used to know name of this music... does anyone know it?

[@cartapax5077]

@@D45VR Borodin Nocturne and Elgar Enigma Variations.

[@17N.]

Cartap how the hell would you know something like that??? Hats off sir!!!

[@gruatremi]

Beautiful, also with Borodin String Quartet

[@innertubez]

Thanks for these amazing videos! I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that people in 1923 saw their universe expand by such an immense amount. That must have been both awe-inspiring and terrifying.

[@trefod]

Very pleasant narration, soothing even.

[@neilk.astrophotography7590]

Tremendous shots & wonderful mind expansion .

[@yeylinsin4753]

We are so insignificant when it comes to this point ..is just mind blowing

[@rencanajahad]

i just want to write how relaxing the narration and notice everyone already comment on that

[@valkyrierandgris216]

That initial zoom in to Andromeda is simply breathtaking 😍.

[@Dr.VonBraun]

Great job on this. Fantastic narration. Thank you. I'll be looking for more of your videos.

[@TAG-1984]

Just imagine a trip to visit the sun in 8 minutes at lightning speed. Then onwards to Andromeda, a 2.5 million year trip.

[@dragoda]

And after a 2.5 million year trip to find out that the galaxy is not there, that in this time the galaxy was destroyed or engulf by a black hole. We need to travel there by multiplyers of speed of light or a worm hole to get there faster.

[@wackyruss]

5:29 - the moment you learn “smaller” galaxies are orbiting big Galaxies. ::mind blown::

[@scottsena6760]

It never ceases to amaze me with how much we are learning to see within our first steps in understanding, and observing our universe. (Just think of how fast our progress will develop exponentially? ) Literally....the sky’s the limit.

[@zejackal2142]

Judging by some of these comments, its a wonder intelligent life evolved on Earth at all.

[@firstnameIastname]

I like to think of it as, if we were all the same life would be pretty boring. Yeah unfortunately stupid seems to be contagious, hereditary, and too often irreparable. Bring on the aliens lol

[@1432vj]

Thank You so much David Butler Sir, for this mind blowing video with spectacular pictures & very nice graphical way of showing various Galaxy locations. Simply Awesome . 600 Billion Respectful greetings to you ( the same number of Stars as in our Milky Way ). 🙏🙏🙏👌👍🌹🌷🌿🌾🌻☘️🍀🌺🙏🙏🙏

[@TheMg49]

Just found your stuff. Really well done. Very entertaining, interesting, and informative. Thanks!

[@Marc98338]

You just found the best channel on KZbin my friend.

[@TheMg49]

@@Marc98338 Yeah, Mr. Butler makes some excellent astro vids. Not sure how it would be labeled. Astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology? Anyway, I watch a lot of these sorts of vids from a lot of different channels. Fascinating stuff! Lots of open questions to answer, mysteries to solve!

[@isaaccarrillo2797]

The musical music is soothing

[@GBPackFan62]

andromeda M31 It's called Nocturne (String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Movement)

[@DontStopBrent]

Narrator dude is chill. Almost asleep. Maybe he’s a hypnotist. I’m soooo sleepy now.

[@tonnie7079]

very soothing background music ideal for this cosmologic tour ....beautiful galaxy photos

[@naveenrreddy2008]

sir, very nice narration, excellent pick of music and good content. the best part is you base everything on facts unlike others who speculate a lot. thumbs up from my side.

[@lostsoul3154]

M32 and 110 are always a welcomed sight, too. Love to see them in my 4" binocs, along with 33, which I refer to as "The Ghost Galaxy" due to low-surface brightness. I use Cassiopeia to find 31 in just a few seconds.

[@juanramirez6251]

To be able to travel to these local galaxies is a fantasy of mine. I am very sure that we would find life in all these galaxies and possibly in all areas of the universe that has stars and maybe even in some dark regions, where life survives far differently then our own. From there, on to the farther reaches of space.

[@biohazard4371]

Unfortunately it will just remain a mere dream for alot of us for thousands of years to come

[@i_n_c_r_y_p_t_o]

There are ways to travel, but not how you think. Read William Buhlman.

[@juanramirez6251]

Biohazard You just never know...

[@oceaneuropa1117]

Human life is too short. We will never reach Andromeda. Yet there are so much beauty in the universe. We don't even know what are missed.

[@Brennan_Dale3169]

Perhaps in our next life

[@erniellerena]

This dude's voice is very soothing. I swear I can listen to you for days about the stuff.

[@Mediumal]

The sheer vastness of the Universe and our knowledge of it being so has been one of the great discoveries of the human mind. We cannot be alone in this Universe. On some distant world orbiting a star in Andromeda, I bet there are sentient beings looking back at us and wondering what life might exist in the Milky Way. Not that they'll call our Galaxy by that name of course. And being sentient intelligent beings they'll guess that they are not alone either. Will we ever meet? Doubt it. The distances are just too great.

[@democracy480]

I don't think that would ever happen unless Humans or those other beings can figure how to live for Eternity. When the scope captured that light it left that Galaxy millions of years ago traveling at the highest speed.Its sad that humans will never get to visit those Galaxies.

[@BertBlanco1962]

The Fermi paradox.

[@markburch6253]

I used a laser pointer and in Morse code flashed a message to Andromeda proclaiming our galaxy as the milky way. So I got you covered there. They'll be getting the message in a couple million years. I just hope I led it by enough. It's not really where we see it. It's been moving at 300 kilometers per second for 2.5 million years. So it's roughly 788 trillion kilometers away from where we see it now. Plus I have to double that for the 2.5 million years it's gonna take my message to get there. Maybe I should send my messages several times the way submarines used to spread torpedoes. What do you think?

[@whirlpoolvalley]

Wow wow your voice, narrations, background music everything is incredibly beautiful. Thank you so much!!

[@MsMsmak]

I absolutely love your videos. I am learning so much from you. Thank you for them!

[@bangyahead1]

Excellent video book. I have watched all your segment several times. I have no formal education in astronomy or physics, but, having been 4 years old When we landed on the moon, I have been a lifelong fan space. I love to postulate and theorise with people. In the last 6 months I have had astronomers confirm 8 theories I've been over for a couple mulliing years. Recently, a paper published Which saying the halo surrounding galaxies may be much bigger than previously thought. In your video you show did the halo around the Milky Way at being around 600,000LY in diameter. If the LMC and SMC are only 160k and 200k LY away respectivly, then they are already well within the Milky Ways halo and are interacting with it. I thought one of the key things That Make galaxy galaxy what a black hole in Their center, otherwise They are just globular cluster. If there are no black holes in the LMC or SMC, are they galaxy in Their Own right, or or they really just globular cluster being sucked into the Milky Way? Many people, too many, seem to think of dark matter as some magical mystery stuff we can never really understand, rather than "stuff we just dont have the ability to see". I love it When an astronomer Points That Little fact out. While I think there may be Actually "Dark Matter" I dont think so did the large majority of it isnt some magical mystery stuff we can never understand. Most of what many people consider to be dark matter is just normal Matter we dont have the ability to see. Water has to average density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter. What if Dark Matter, Especially in the halo regions of galaxies, is really just gas and / or dust with a density of .0000000000000000000000000001 grams per cubic centimeter? I dont think dark matter makes up 83% of the universe. I think it Means we do not understand 83% of the universe.

[@bangyahead1]

+ bangyahead1 P.S. I have no idea why youtube is trying to capitalise certain letters for no reason, but I'm sick of trying to edit them out of my paragraphs.

[@chriswaters926]

This is one of the first targets I use for beginners in astronomy. It helps to put our place in the cosmos into perspective. Some nights it’s all I watch, spectacular.

[@Jammyg1t]

Perfect music and commentary Mr butler. Thank you

[@dontquestionmyname5490]

Nocturne from String Quartet by Alexander Borodin is just perfect

[@paologalli5803]

ahahahahahahah...

[@doreenardourel924]

Fascinating! Thank you for posting this!

[@KTMBB71]

That was calmingly well presented. Thank you.

[@LucretiusNigro]

Your voice expresses beautifully the extraordinary nature of such knowledge and of such "things".

[@lobotimized7596]

Great video, we should feel privileged to be able to see these, and proud to be part of a race that makes it possible. The majesty of these sights are overwhelming.

[@daveboydell2896]

How can anyone think we are the only life in the Universe? Impossible!

[@guyincognito7308]

I have loved and followed astronomy and science but still cannot get my head around how big it is out there...and we think getting on a plane is far away...we aren't even planck length in scheme of things...

[@dandell8977]

Jesus only crated one living thing. That be humen beens. You goong bern in satens hellfir Amen.

[@coreythomas9906]

Mathematically improbable

[@alchemyarts3490]

What a great video- the images and info are fascinating ... The strings music in the background is a lovely touch to such an accessible view into Andromeda & beyond! (I “found” this video by searching my cat’s name... Andromeda! She’s also out of this galaxy!) 💫✨🐈

[@alexandersarojz9222]

I am watching all of your uploads several times because I'm learnign sooo much! Thank you for making quality vids for people to learn and increase their knowledge.

[@HardSmartfuxu]

I'm glad this video has been uploaded twice. The other one didn't have subtitles

[@ballenmarie2]

one of the best - if not the best - astronomy channels i ever encountered

[@orangebetsy]

i just want this program to go on for 20 hours

[@w0nd3r6]

Its so sad and also beautiful how big the universe is, Its sad in the sense that its so big that we as humans may never get the chance to travel the stars.

[@jamesrobert7155]

I feel the same.

[@markburch6253]

We still Kill each other over bronze age myths. Better keep it local until that's sorted out.

[@gwho]

3:30 - 4:00 is beautiful, esp with the music.

[@cherylsmith6995]

U are light years ahead. Thank you for your work

[@thesnuggler9606]

This was awesome. Thank you!

[@ikennafelix3179]

This is beautiful

[@freakylocz14]

I love watching these videos in the dark at night. Very relaxing ASMR.

[@gunlokman]

Well presented video. I've suddenly realized I'm even smaller than I always thought!

[@ariebenacot5813]

this is one of the best documentry on the galxcies i love the music which ads so much more to the wonder of the universe. thank you so much

[@justaguy6100]

Lovely presentation., the music was a great drapery, the sound engineering is spot on. Very well done.

[@thomasfleig1184]

New info suggests that our galaxy is actually much larger than originally believed. For years we've been told that the milky way was 100,000 light years across. Now scientists believe it's between 170,000 and 200,000 light years across. That would make it much closer to the same size as Andromeda

[@LiradeTerpsichore]

YES !!!

[@ayashin19]

Big up to the camera man who floated threw space to film this

[@hapymark123]

Right

[@adm1s905]

Old joke

[@dannyflint5746]

Big up to the orchestra that went with him too 👏

[@ayashin19]

@@dannyflint5746 🤣

[@54spatula]

@Roger Abernathy no he meant the camera man that floated through space to film this.

[@solangoose8372]

I am a hard core atheist, but the universe blows my mind and I often ask myself why is the universe like it is. The vastness is incomprehensible. I just cannot get my head around it.

[@ByteMeCompletely]

Yeah, but you also can't get your head around the concept of a Creator.

[@solangoose8372]

@@ByteMeCompletely I cannot get my head around it, but I will never give up and say 'God did it' without evidence. I would rather explore further with science and the tools that we have in the real world that consistently keep on revealing so much more.

[@dqnnypieterick7881]

And the Lord is more incomprehensible then the vastness of the universe, try wrapping your head around that little tidbit.

[@solangoose8372]

@@dqnnypieterick7881 I will never get my head around made up magic from an old book as there has never been any evidence of it. Humans do not have the capacity to know of anything outside of space and time anyway as it's not available for us to measure. The ones that think they can are full of shit.

[@windypup8845]

So am I and this type of video reinforces my atheism because no god could do all this and watch over it all.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Your descriptions ... poetic to me. This goes at the perfect speed on the right level for the whole fam. Subscribed. I will now go to the update as suggested!

[@SeguinTrance]

Amazing video and series. I wish there were more videos like this on the web! Great work!!

[@Justwantahover]

Pluto is like nearly 4 billion miles away. If that was scaled down to just a half a mm away, and Andromeda would be like over 2,000 km away (on the same scale).

[@mohanpathak]

My goodness!!

[@Justwantahover]

@@mohanpathak And it's every bit as crazy when we go small into the micro reality.

[@mohanpathak]

@@Justwantahover didn't get that. Could you please elaborate?

[@Justwantahover]

@@mohanpathak The distances in space are so vast that you have to scale things down a lot to get an idea. And you have to scale things up a lot for stuff like atom sizes and stuff. Space. If The distance of Pluto was scaled down to a half a mm, our Galaxy would be 100 km diameter. Atoms. If a nucleus was 1/8" diameter the whole atom would be the size of a house (and it's 99.999% empty space between the electron "shell" and the nucleus).

[@rlopez2626]

We are definitely not alone! There’s got to be intelligent life out there. We can’t be alone, there’s no way we are alone!

[@bigtasty25]

26humor26 if u do your research on KZbin you’ll know we aren’t alone 👍😉

[@Ultramendoza]

Of course we aren't one of a kind miracle, carbon, water and oxygen are common in the universe, life always find it's way, but space distances are so huge that intelligent civilizations may become extinct before having the opportunity to meet each other, I think it is a cycle of life in cosmic scales.

[@ArizonaAirspace]

Someday in the distant future, a starship officer would be venturing out into the universe at warp speed and find out Andromeda contains planets with advanced civilizations. That would be amazing.

[@prof2yousmithe444]

Our Universe is so beautiful and incredibly large!!! Excellent music I might add!

[@seansteel3326]

Soothing voice, soothing music, I always watch one of your videos before going to bed.