By John Gruber
For 138 years Lady Liberty watched over us — now it’s time to return the favor.
Eye-opening film by Alphonse Swinehart:
In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it’s unfortunately very slow. This animation illustrates, in realtime, the journey of a photon of light emitted from the surface of the sun and traveling across a portion of the solar system, from a human perspective.
★ Wednesday, 4 February 2015