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The Earthrise
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:01 pm
by SBF_Dann_Boeing
Japan just published a video from one of their satellites of the "Earthrise" over the moon.
http://www.space.com/common/media/video ... 414-Kaguya
Keep in mind that the Earth doesn't really naturally "rise" on the moon (because one side always faces us in tidal lock), except near the equatorial regions, where the Earth wobbles up and down due to the moon's orbit. This rise was just due to the fact that the orbiter was...orbiting...
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:28 pm
by Nihillo
Am I the only one who kept mentally hearing that 2001: A Space Odyssey theme song while watching this video? I can't help it!
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:35 pm
by SBF_Dann_Boeing
Nihillo wrote:Am I the only one who kept mentally hearing that 2001: A Space Odyssey theme song while watching this video? I can't help it!
You are not alone...lol
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:42 pm
by Dohnutt
Just goes to show how tiny we are. Actually, we're MUCH tinier than that still.
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:49 am
by SBF_Dann_Boeing
We practically don't exist.
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:55 am
by Hebes24
Nihillo wrote:Am I the only one who kept mentally hearing that 2001: A Space Odyssey theme song while watching this video? I can't help it!
I did too, haha.
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:54 pm
by Devastator77
SBF_Dann_Boeing wrote:We practically don't exist.
It really does put it into perspective doesn't it. (although I guess, we can never truly comprehend that, can we?)
Re: The Earthrise
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:12 pm
by Nihillo
Devastator77 wrote:SBF_Dann_Boeing wrote:We practically don't exist.
It really does put it into perspective doesn't it. (although I guess, we can never truly comprehend that, can we?)
Yet we still think of ourselves as the most important thing in the universe, the universe does not exist without "us" in it, it's all a matter of perspective, we all live in a cosmic novel where we are the protagonists and everything that happens, happens for us.
We are inexistant narcissists.