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“We are the local embodiment of a Cosmos grown to self-awareness. We have begun to contemplate our origins: starstuff pondering the stars; organized assemblages of ten billion billion billion atoms considering the evolution of atoms; tracing the long journey by which, here at least, consciousness arose. Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Even in less populated cities, it's difficult to get a clear picture of the night sky. A buddy and I tried to capture Jupiter for a few nights in Columbus, GA with a telescope, but all we could ever see was the glow from his neighbor's porch. We had to drive out to a field to catch a glimpse of anything.
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