The Earth is round – we’ve known this for many hundreds of years. It wasn’t particularly controversial for much of that time, but for some reason there has recently sprung up a small contingent of people that insists, incorrectly, that the world is flat.
Jessica Mier is a NASA astronaut who witnessed the beauty of looking at Earth from a distance. She shared a few photos online with the world so the rest of us could appreciate our home.
The first orientation may make more sense to you, but to me this is the ever-changing skyline on @Space_Station (photo 3). Perspective. The constant traffic of visiting vehicles makes for diverse vistas. Now the #Canadarm2 keeps #Cygnus company after @SpaceX #Dragon’s departure. pic.twitter.com/jfLMcDaf8R
— Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) January 10, 2020
There are always people who want to diminish something beautiful and positive. After Mier uploaded these photos, flat-earthers showed their disdain.
Why do you guys always use fish eye lenses
— Irah Chandler (@irah_chandler) January 10, 2020
Several people accused NASA (and Mier) of using a fisheye lens to take photos of our “flat” Earth. You’re probably familiar with this, but a fisheye lens can make objects look more curved and wider. This effect can make flat objects look more spherical.
Yes. That's fish eye lens. Make earth looks like round. Actually, the earth is Flat!
— Santai Saja (@Sakadaekk) January 10, 2020
Leave the fish eye camera now, see the facts.
— EskiTeksas (@gokseller) January 15, 2020
Others quickly shut down these flat earth theories.
Can someone please sponsor a mission to fly all these flat-earthers to space so they can all shut up once and for all? Actually, that would be a huge waste because they still wouldn’t be convinced.
— Alex (@_wantobefree) January 13, 2020
Beautiful pictures. However the #FlatEarth idiots will stick their fingers in their ears and go "blah blah blah" as usual
— ʀɪᴛᴄʜ (@RitchTeaBisquit) January 13, 2020
Well, at least some of these good people tried to knock some sense into flat-earthers.
Mier currently resides in the International Space Station and is an accomplished physiologist from Texas. It’s clear that she loves her job, and she frequently posts about what she sees from space, the history of astronomy, and her workplace adventures.
Without the actions and sacrifices of those that came before us, humankind would never have set eyes on our Earth from above. The fallen heroes of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia are present in all that we do. #NASARemembers #NASADayofRemembrance pic.twitter.com/BfPtB1peli
— Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) January 30, 2020
She even delivers lectures from space!
I’m thrilled to be speaking with San Diego area students gathered at my alma mater @ucsandiego @Scripps_Ocean about #TheJourney for me as I went from #STEMtoStars. Tune in and watch today at 11:35 am PST: https://t.co/0TCX0P9mJJ pic.twitter.com/1VOUQoEMuW
— Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) January 27, 2020
Regardless of what a few flat-earthers might say, Mier is clearly going to continue killing it at NASA.
What did you think of these pictures and the flat-earthers’ responses? If you have anything to say about these photographs or the flat-earthers who might try to discredit them, know what we’ll totally respect your comments…
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