You Won't Think Of Life On Earth The Same After You See These 15 Photos
by N/A, 10 years ago |
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It's easy to get caught up in the drama of humanity; the hustle and bustle of every day life.
But every once in a while, it's helpful to step back and remember just how much there is going on around us, and how in the grand scheme of things, we are just a tiny part of the universe around us.
These photos will definitely help with that.
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This looks about right, yes?
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/37ed6d901a31e0ba07c86fff4a003ba4.jpeg)
Nothing too strange about these first few images, showing Earth as the clear big brother of its directly neighboring planets...
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/7704a9b15b1922c2879fde31b76fc32f.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/e635a343278b18b7d62b72606dcc3c74.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/7cab30c4d73a4b715ac74724ba22b134.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/c26dfe9f4961dd4c0a5aaa246192b13e.jpeg)
But check out this gut-wrenching switch in perspective.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/40a3b8b123596757a67cc239502d3ffc.jpeg)
Earth doesn't look so big now, huh?
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/176ebb6cb26f2078cd4facf8f21126af.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/c1f0b6474765cf0583142a7738f679e3.jpeg)
Things really change once the sun enters the equation. But for me, the next image was actually the most jarring...
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/4623808bee64efa67d21bc16d1e78f31.jpeg)
Look at how minute the sun appears in comparison to Sirius!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/793c732c53a622c438e87803aac4129a.jpeg)
Good luck even trying to find the Earth at this point...
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/197454ca9055068ba3b6ba86f6f14e21.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/339dc98cf7866e5fd4058a7c69eedf84.jpeg)
Our solar system is but a minor character in an awesome, enormous story.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/7764990a3a232f451a20be4cdaf6ed04.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/eecdbca5f33c137cbc7e8d90e94cf873.jpeg)
This image says everything about our role in the universe.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/baf8529d62db763c71c91000ee4a7cba.jpeg)
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Do not show me this again