Post by Amaris on Feb 22, 2010 1:46:52 GMT
This is beautiful and thought provoking. We have on a thread ages ago the picture of the pale blue dot that I posted to remind us of our place in this vast and mesmerising universe. This includes a commentary by Carl Sagan.
Great Minds, Great Words: Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot. A Vision of Human Future in Space.
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by Voyager 1 from a record distance, showing it against the vastness of space. By request of Carl Sagan, NASA commanded the Voyager 1 spacecraft, having completed its primary mission and now leaving the solar system, to turn its camera around and to take a photograph of Earth. It was subsequently used by Sagan as the title of his 1994 book of the same name.
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by Voyager 1 from a record distance, showing it against the vastness of space. By request of Carl Sagan, NASA commanded the Voyager 1 spacecraft, having completed its primary mission and now leaving the solar system, to turn its camera around and to take a photograph of Earth. It was subsequently used by Sagan as the title of his 1994 book of the same name.
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