Sunset 8/27/22
Posted on August 27, 2022 Posted by John Scalzi 15 Comments
I occasionally remember that it’s not that the sun is setting, it’s that the planet is turning away from it at up to 1000 miles per hour. And that’s pretty wild.
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Thanks for the reminder, it is easy to forget the dynamics of mother nature that we all enjoy so effortlessly.
Thought if you today when I stopped at my library, one of your books was prominently displayed on one of the employee picks shelf. Redshirts … 😉
Lovely picture. Thanks.
I noticed that the sunset had shifted to almost due west tonight, and had to remind myself that WE are moving. Also, the earth is not flat.
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Thinking about our composite velocity relative to various celestial objects and systems is just fun.
That sounds like a lot, but it’s only 0.0007 rpm.
https://www.universetoday.com/107322/is-the-solar-system-really-a-vortex/
Lovely photograph
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… the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round …
“… the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round …”
Not a common thought, but part of recognising that we are of the world, not above it.
Thanks for the beautiful picture!
Good to be remainders of that, and great pic 👍
*reminded (sorry 🙄)
An amazing picture!