Tell us about why you love space exploration, what got you excited in the first place, what inspires you, or whatever you would like to share with your community of space fans!
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This picture was captured a day before the Full moon when the moon was 98% illuminated by the sun
Jupiter with moons Io, Ganymede, and Europa.
Taken from South Pittsburg, Tennessee.
December 23, 2016
When I was in the first grade, my godfather sent me a copy of Nature's Little Golden Book of Stars for my birthday. It was above my grade level, but I was fascinated by it. I looked up all the hard words in either the dictionary or the Encyclopedia Britannica (or both, several times) until I understood them all and I read it over and over and over! It changed my life. I fell in love with the universe; with space!
It expanded my world literally billions of times both in space and time. I immediately wanted to become an astronomer ... more »
December 20, 2016
I am half native American Indian from the Navajo tribe (Apache de Navajo), and half Bahraini Arabic. I would say that if this has taught me anything, it’s that you should never judge a book by its cover, and by that I mean people. I have learned different ways of viewing life and the way people see the world as a whole because of my parents’ backgrounds.
One thing I have always loved about space is that by looking up, I was never judged. I was always a fan of science, as in my culture we view the Earth and the ... more »
December 20, 2016
Thank you for the journey. I will end my membership 2017. I am sending my glass image, "Tribute to the Universe" and thank you all www.glassfusing.nu Greetings and love, Bibbi Ahrnstedt Sweden
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