We are not the center of the universe

May 31, 2011
3:32 pm
Posted in: Personal

All of the time-lapse videos of the stars are taken from a fixed perspective on earth, which makes it look like the galaxy is spinning around us. This video has been edited to hold the stars stationary. Quite a powerful way to illustrate that we’re all riding a rock that’s hurtling through space.

Mark Jaquith

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