Pale Blue Dot - Take Two

On August 14th, I posted a blog entry titled, a Pale Blue Dot, narrated by Carl Sagan and produced by Michael Marantz. 

A Pale Blue Dot is a term used by Sagan to put some perspective on our Earth's place in the vastness of the solar system and the universe.

Here is another short video. This one is also called 'A Pale Blue Dot'  It is from something called The Sagan Series and includes Carl Sagan's wonderful perspective on humanity's place on the Earth and the greater universe...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923jxZY2NPI

The Pale Blue Dot

This is an achingly lovely ode to the beauty of planet Earth. Richly colored, high dynamic range video of our land, sea, and sky in all their natural splendor.  A mellifluous music track accompanies  the visual feast, along with a voice track of the great citizen of the Universe, Carl Sagan.

This wonderful media piece was created by gifted photographer/composer, Michael Marantz.

Here is a link to this gorgeous video...http://vimeo.com/2822787

Carl Sagan

When I was a kid, one of my heros was the great astronomer and science educator, Carl Sagan. I met him once. He was warm and bursting with charismatic intelligence.  I learned so much from reading his books and watching him on television.  He was a very serious scientist, but one of his greatest gifts was his ability to present complex scientific concepts as readily digestible bits of understanding.

Carl Sagan passed away in 1996. Others have stepped forward to pick up his mantle as science educator.  The shoes are difficult to fill. Carl Sagan set a very high standard for communIication about life and the sciences.  Without question, he was one of the greatest influences on my life.

Here is a link to a website maintained by his wife, Ann Druyan.  

http://www.carlsagan.com/