overview effect

English

Etymology

Coined by writer Frank White to describe the experience of astronauts when they see the Earth from space. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “which Frank White?”)

Noun

overview effect (plural overview effects)

1. The transcendental change of perception when one can view the Earth, or any other planetary object, within the universal context.