Jul 10 2009
Looking Farther (39) – Where Am I?
If I awoke in the middle of the night completely disoriented — not knowing if I were in one state of the United 50 or another — examining the stars above would provide no help. When it comes to the night sky, I am illiterate: I can’t read it. How ancient explorers navigated by these incredibly distant non-landmarks impresses me. But maybe it is a bit like a magic trick. What baffles the uninformed and untrained mind can seem ho-hum to the expert.
[photo thanks to NASA]
