The Earth in Perspective

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The Earth in Perspective
Organized by Joe Naumann, UMSL
We occupy a place
somewhere on the Earth
Now, THIS is really fascinating
It's rather dazzling to see it presented this way.
Jupiter
Planetary Comparison
This certainly is enlightening.
Jupiter is about 1 pixel
in size.
Earth is invisible at this
scale.
Beyond our sun ........................................ It's a big universe.
Beyond our sun ........................................ It's a big universe.
Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky.
It is more than 1000 light years away.
Now TRY to wrap your mind around this ...
This is a Hubble Telescope Ultra Deep Field Infrared View of
countless 'ENTIRE' Galaxies Billions of Light-Years Away.
This is a close up of one of the darkest regions of the previous photo.
Humbling, isn't it?
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Now How Big Are You?
And how big are the things that upset you today?
Keep life in perspective
Choose to be happy,
and don't sweat the small stuff!!!!!