As a kid, one of the things that got me interested in astronomy was the idea that we are so large here on earth, yet pale in insignificance in relation to the rest of the universe. It was this dichotomy that caught my attention. I'd love to be able to turn a telescope on us from that distance.
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"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
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