Astronaut’s View of The Earth at Pennington The world has come to Pennington Flash, with a floating globe over the lake at the Leigh Country Park.
F
loating Earth, is an art
It is a 10metre diameter globe,
installation by Luke Jerram,
using high resolution NASA
brought to the North
imagery. It shows an exact scaled
West by Wigan Council and The
down version of the planet and is
Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Carbon
the view that astronauts see when
Landscape project.
they are in space – or the “overview
Photos: Luke Jerram’s globe at Pennington by Becky Royce
effect”. It is a unique way to see earth in all its glory, and astronauts are often become overwhelmed by the beauty and the wonder but it also makes them realise how small our world is and how important it is. Many astronauts become environmentalists after being in space because of this view of our planet. Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Chief Executive Tom Burditt said: “We are all on one planet, we’re all interconnected and we all need to look after our home.” Alongside the floating earth there are audio recordings of people talking about the importance of our planet.
More details here www.wigan. gov.uk/News/Articles/2021/Nov/ Artist-Luke-Jerram.aspx
The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is dedicated to the protection and promotion of the wildlife in Lancashire, seven boroughs of Greater Manchester and four of Merseyside, all lying north of the River Mersey. It manages around 40 nature reserves and 20 Local Nature Reserves covering acres of woodland, wetland, upland and meadow. The Trust has 30,000 members, and over 1,200 volunteers. To become a member of the Trust go to the website at www.lancswt.org.uk or call 01772 324129
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