Morning perspective

[bobhamlin]

Crisp 25 degrees on the way in today, crystal clear sky with the moon in a crescent shape. AAA battery went out on the radio, so, other than the background hum of the bike and the constant wind, things were silent.

As I rode down I-270, the sky began lighting up with dawn. To the right of the moon, there were two morning stars. I know one of them was Venus.

Have you ever just absorbed what you are seeing? Out there in space, the light from the sun that is still under the horizon is lighting up several large chunks of rock that are tethered by gravity and inertia in their orbits. Venus is millions of miles away-- just going round and round-- as we are.

Every day earth travels 1/365th of the way around the sun, a circumference of (pi)*93million² miles (you can do the math)-- that's hauling ass. We're spinning about 1000 mph.
Our solar system is moving within the Milky Way, which is one of billions and billions of galaxies moving in infinite space.

And I'm doing stop and go on a highway marked at 65. Wow!