Year 2008 is soon coming to an end. Year-ends were greeted with happiness when I was very young but now its both happy and sad; especially as age creeps in and numbers are added onto my age. A year also means our planet Earth has completed a full orbit round the Sun. This picture shows Earth's position (and where humans exist) in the solar system in mid-november, and also 3 other planets.
View of the Sun from Planet Earth. Beautiful sunset. Location: Phuket Island.
Imagine you are standing on the moon and watching Earth rising, this video is what you'll see. On earth we see sun rise, sun set and moon rising. We cant see ourselves, earth rising. Earth do looks like a blue marble from outer space.
See Video taken by Japan's Kaguya Lunar Orbiter on Nov 5, 2007.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1513658585/bctid1729299792 (Video)
