Saturday, November 8, 2014

Something to Know Forever

Keep this in mind as your grumble about last Tuesday and Wednesday morning:   PS - Bob is a retired Physics professor from Harvey Mudd College, with whom I have the privilege of having coffee on most Thursday mornings:


Begin forwarded message:

From: Rather dazzling to see it presented this way.

 

 

 

 

I CERTAINLY THOUGHT THIS WAS ENLIGHTENING. BEYOND OUR SUN IT'S A BIG UNIVERSE.

 

 

 
 
 
ANTARES IS THE 15 TH BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY ...
 
IT IS MORE THAN 1000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY.

NOW HOW BIG ARE YOU? 

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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 

 
 
BELOW IS A CLOSE-UP OF ONE OF THE DARKEST REGIONS OF THE 
PHOTO ABOVE. 

HUMBLING, 
ISN'T IT?

KEEP LIFE IN 
PERSPECTIVE. 

AND DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!
 
 

--
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Juan
 
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
-- Adlai E. Stevenson

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