The Pale Blue Dot - Compulsory Viewing.

[g3org3y]

The Pale Blue Dot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

Consider again the Pale Blue Dot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_naQhynOg0

Genuinely believe this should be compulsory viewing for everyone. Stunning. Powerful. True.

[TheHeretic]

As should 'Cosmos'


On that note, so should these...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk

PS, I have a bunch of Sagan stuff on my wall, including the pale blue dot prose.

[fid]

Good isn't it I've been sat outside tonight staring up at a "clear" sky. It's pretty immense when you start thinking about our significance.

[Mojooo]

Yea but look at it another way, all that pain and suffering and all those people kileld by Generals. They were insignificant so who really cares!

[TheHeretic]

Mojooo said:

Yea but look at it another way, all that pain and suffering and all those people kileld by Generals. They were insignificant so who really cares!

On a cosmological scale, no... No more significant than the ant colony in the garden that you pour boiling water upon, or the mosquito you squash to death under your hand.

[Simpo Two]

'Pale Blue Dot' is also available as a book.

[TheHeretic]

Simpo Two said:

'Pale Blue Dot' is also available as a book.

Also available as stickers.




Also available in red.

[percymk4]

Great videos there

Here's the Wiki article on the photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot