Across The Universe

This image is from Hubble's Ultra Deep Field camera. Astronomers pointed the telescope at the emptiest, blackest place in the sky and got this image. These are very distant galaxies. The tiniest, faintest dots are galaxies that are 20 to 25 billion light years away. The age of the Universe is thought to be 30 billion years old. The farther we look into the distance, the farther we look into the past. Note: 1 light year is 300 000 km/second (speed of light) x # seconds in one day x 365 (days in one year)! And that's only one light year! Multiply that by 25 billion ... that's a lot of Air Miles!

Rebirth Cycle

The "Cat's Eye" nebula and a nearby nebula with starbirth. At the center of the "Cat's Eye"(left), the remains of an exploded star. With time, the dust and gas from this star will collect (globules on the right) and form new stars (blue). With one star's death, one thousand new ones are born. This cycle of renewal takes place at all levels.

The Rosetta Stone (thanks Len)

 

The original Rosetta Stone was a basalt slab discovered near Rosetta, Egypt in 1799. The stone was inscribed with three identical texts : Greek, Egyptian demotic (Arabic) and Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The identical texts proved to be the key to decyphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.This Blogg is called Rosetta Stone because I hope it will be the "key" to understanding the human condition through differing viewpoints human condition. By understanding others we can better understand ourselves.I hope that there will be a good deal of humour, too.

In the beginning ...

Well, this is my first time blogging in my own. It will take some time to get used to it. But I have all the time in the world! Thank to Marisa for recommending this. That's another one I owe you!

I always thought it would be cool to have a Blog loosely based on the format of Ancient Greece : Just a bunch of people in togas, sitting around and talking about current events, Nature, Science, Philosophy ... whatever. The flow of free discussion is important to learn and to grow. No closed minds here!

Well, not bad for a start. What's next?