pale blue dot 🌎 #carlsagan

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The "Pale Blue Dot" is a 1990 photograph of Earth taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft from a distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles). It shows Earth as a tiny, fragile-looking speck against the vast backdrop of space. Carl Sagan, a renowned astronomer and science communicator, was instrumental in the creation of this image. He conceived the idea of having Voyager 1 turn its camera back towards Earth to capture this unique perspective.