Caelum. Portus.
· a harbor for voyagers · Watch Voyager-I in real time ·
distance from earth25,592,700,331 kmand rising — about 17 km every second
velocitas17.0 km/srelative to the Sun
one-way light time23h 15m 08sthe light leaving Voyager now, arriving then
tempus missionis— years —since launch, 5 September 1977
real-time position, via NASA/JPL Eyes on the Solar System
a small wonderVoyager's signal arrives fainter than a billionth of a billionth of a wristwatch battery.
a small wonderThe Pale Blue Dot photograph shows Earth as less than a single pixel, suspended in a sunbeam.
a small wonderAt this distance no backyard optic resolves more than a point of light — but Saturn's rings sit well within reach of a modest one.
a small wonderThe Golden Record carries greetings in 55 languages, and, quietly, the sound of a mother's first kiss.
a small wonderVoyager's own portrait placed Earth as a single point among six — a scale worth keeping close, even on a shelf.
a small wonderIts onboard computers hold about 68 kilobytes of memory combined — thousands of times less than the phone in your pocket.
Caeloport — MMXXVI