Cosmic Return: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and Humanity’s Place in Nature

It’s been 80,000 years since the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet last graced Earth’s skies. This rare cosmic event gives us a unique opportunity to reflect on humanity’s place in nature. We can consider the contrasts of:

• Early Homo sapien migrations from Africa around the world 
• How we live today
• What might characterize human life 80,000 years from now

We expect Tsuchinshan-ATLAS to pass by us again, as a silent witness to the unfolding story of life on Earth. This is a grand cosmic event, and still available to ordinary observers. It may be visible from your own back yard, just as it was from ours here in Sedona.

The comet’s glowing tail is a reminder of its own long journey, and the necessity of letting things go as we move through time. Sedona’s night skies are a great way to experience a personal connection to the universe, and one of our magical hour hikes can give you an opportunity to contemplate the wider world, and your own place in it.

Two things inspire ever increasing awe and wonder – the starry skies above, and the moral law within. -Immanuel Kant

(You may have seen this quote from Kant before because it’s one of our favorites, and such a good fit for all things Sedona!)