The Hubble Telescope has turned twenty years old today. br It's a far cry from Galileo's telescope in the Renaissance Era br This spatial observatory has presented mankind with view of God in a way br The magnificent telescope has produce a ''veritas aequitas vera'* br In some sort br The 'billions and billions' that was once stated by Carl Sagan br The Cosmos br It is far cry from a geocentric universe br Our sun is but a nano-speck in a sea in time and space br And we are, individually, a nano-speck to the 6.5 times power of 10 the 9th power br -on a speck, that which is earth, that is in orbit br Around a blazing fusion of Hydrogen turning into Helium br And it's rays, of the electro-magnetic spectrum, br The Gamma rays, X-rays, Ultra-Violet and Angstroms of light br There is little to disguise, br Which we perceive on our skin and our eyes, br But Hubble has better eyes, infra-red, ultra-violet, and microwaves br The Hubble Telescope has seen back into time br In a way, it's a time machine, -the way it behaves. br Dark matter, Black Holes, Event Horizons to name but a few br The Flat Earth Society**, WHO? br The birth and death of stars, br No, not in Hollywood or Bollywood, br Seeing planets from far away, million of light years away, br Not scenes of Mars br But scenes of planetary movements that were lost in a shroud br Of atmospheric obscurity. br Edwin, you and your moniker telescope have made us proud. br br br 4-24-10 br br br http: www.morningcity.commcfeatured10083713.htm br *http: www.google.com#hl=en&source=hp&q=meaning+of+veritas+aequitas&aq=0&aqi=g1g-c4g-m1&aql=&oq=meaning+of+veritas&gsrfai=&fp=3f73b7d243bf661 br **http: en.wikipedia.