The Earth in Perspective

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The Earth in Perspective

• Organized by Joe Naumann, UMSL

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We occupy a place somewhere on the Earth
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Now, THIS is really fascinating

• It's rather dazzling to see it presented this
  way.

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Planetary Comparison
Jupiter
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This certainly is enlightening.
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Beyond our sun ...................................
..... It's a big universe.
Jupiter is about 1 pixel in size. Earth is
invisible at this scale.
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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.
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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.
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This is a close up of one of the darkest regions
of the previous photo.
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Humbling, isn't it?

• 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!!!!!