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JD:
I can't remember if some one has already posted this on the forum before??? But worth a look anyway - gets me every time.

In 1990 – at the request of the American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist and author Carl Sagan, the spacecraft Voyager 1 having completed its primary mission turned its camera around and took a photograph of Earth before leaving our Solar System. The distance from Earth the picture was taken from, was approximately six billion kilometres. Our planet is shown as a tiny dot (0.12 pixel in size) against the massive vastness of space.

Due to the light reflecting off the satellites metal structure, an illusion of a beam of light - like that of the sun shining through the blinds of an abandoned warehouse, seems to purposely illuminate and suspend our fragile home, like a speck of dust. This famous photograph is commonly known as “the pale blue dot.” It is one of the most poignant images of the Twentieth Century.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i2y4sEQpRI

Rhys 🕊:
Very Cool  :)

I like Carl Sagan in this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI9ImScQGAo

cjwood:
what an awesome reminder of how small we really are and how enormous God the Creator is.

claudia

JD:

--- Quote from: Rhys on April 22, 2013, 04:45:19 AM ---Very Cool  :)

I like Carl Sagan in this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI9ImScQGAo

--- End quote ---

Bahaahaa!!!! Brilliant - Jee-zuss-a -saurus Rex!

Rhys 🕊:
Ha ha yes indeed!

I also agree with Mr Sagan's theory that Mountain Dew is the best soda ever made. Hard to disagree with such logic!

Professor Rhys  ;)

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