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| Earth, a pale blue dot suspended in a sunbeam |
Hi all, hope you are all doing away, as we say up here in Scotland.
I have always had an interest in astronomy, in science fiction and fact. Below is a video by Carl Sagan called Pale Blue Dot. He talks about planet earth and humanity. Sagan was. American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator.
His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light.
Maybe many will be aware of the movie and book Contact authored by Sagan, which explores first contact between Earth and extra terrestrial.
Its a pretty good movie for me. It appeals to the dyslexic dreamer in me.
Anyway, the video is called Pale Blue Dot. Its an iconc photo or planet Earth taken by Voyager 1 in 1990. Taken when Voyager explorer was 6 billion kilometers away from Earth,
Thanks for reading,
#PeaceLoveGrooveyness from me
Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

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