We live beneath an Dance of light and dark

Every now and again it is good to gain some perspective on how lucky we are to be on this little blue dot wondering around in our corner of the universe. It helps us remember that in the grand scheme of things, if the sales deadline is not reached not a single atom will care.

This is a video of Earth taken from a satellite that is doing the viral rounds on the net, thought I'd share it.

"Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km. All credit goes to them." - Michael König