space and all its glory

Last year (2011) the mister and I ventured out to Greenwich for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibit at the Royal Observatory. And since we were at the Royal Observatory for Valentine's day this year, we decided to stop off at the exhibit before doing some stargazing. 

The earth (and human bodies) never ceases to amaze me. I love the beauty of these photographs as much as I love the notion they represent, that human existence is such a tiny part of our universe.

That's Venus in front of the sun! (at 4am in the UK)

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