go to this for a picture of our home the planet earth and see if you don't feel special
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If by special you mean humbled to the point where I feel like incredibly, foolish, whiny, and fragile, then yes, I feel special.
Especially intimidated and humbled.
Now, what spacecraft do we have that is so far away from Earth that it is possible to take a picture that small of the planet? Hubble can't take any pictures of Earth; it's too close and the brightness of the planet would fry its mirrors or something (see, I am learning things at this institution!)
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If by special you mean humbled to the point where I feel like incredibly, foolish, whiny, and fragile, then yes, I feel special.
Especially intimidated and humbled.
Now, what spacecraft do we have that is so far away from Earth that it is possible to take a picture that small of the planet? Hubble can't take any pictures of Earth; it's too close and the brightness of the planet would fry its mirrors or something (see, I am learning things at this institution!)
There is a book by Carl Sagen
called Pale Blue Dot.
It is a great read.
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