tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174733237199839093.post4040583250377267208..comments2023-07-01T08:55:43.473-07:00Comments on The AstroDyke: What a Wonderful WorldThe AstroDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09804269923580073390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174733237199839093.post-762197277989942052007-11-13T17:47:00.000-08:002007-11-13T17:47:00.000-08:00Wow.For some reason that's much more striking than...Wow.<BR/><BR/>For some reason that's much more striking than the Apollo 8 Earthrise we've all seen a billion times.<BR/><BR/>Part of it may be familiarity, but I think a lot of it is size -- the Earth is a much smaller part of this photo than of the other one, and thus seems much farther away. And the Pale Blue Dot, on the other hand, is too far -- you can't even tell it's Earth. But you can see the continents from here (including, by great appropriate coincidence, the African Rift Valley), and tell that it's *us* that are so small without taking it on faith.<BR/><BR/>And now, to quote Calvin, I'm going to go inside and turn on all the lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com