Tuesday, January 22, 2013

In the Shadow of Saturn

I don't think many people realize it, but this is a real photograph. The sun was positioned right behind Saturn and it gave its rings and atmosphere a glow. One of the most fantastic and beautiful things about this photograph is on the left side of Saturn, just outside the thick rings, you can see a little bright speck.

That little speck is Earth. It is right here. It is everything you own, everything you hope to achieve, everything that has ever been in the history of Human civilization.

And from this perspective, it's just a small speck of light.

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