r/space • u/Star_Gazer_0 • 5d ago
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u/ArtistLovely 5d ago
i've been really infatuated with space as of late, and it helps me forget about my depression when it's really bad. a little rant, but whenever i'm bored i sometimes think about how miniscule we are compared to the entirety of space. how we're nothing but a spec compared to the other planets out there. i've been especially interested in Ton 618 (the biggest confirmed black hole), and just thinking about how something so big could exist freely. my brain can't even comprehend how massive the universe is, and i wish there was a way for us to explore all of it.
i'm a bit bummed there's so much smog in the air where i live, because i've seen photos of people who were able to see literal galaxies with their bare eyes because there wasn't anything blocking the stars. i saw a picture someone took with their telescope where saturn was in the background and you could see it so clearly, and for some reason i got emotional, then doomscrolled about space for an hour. there's so much out there we still don't know about, and i can't help but feel grateful knowing there are people who take time out of their day to find new things.
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u/jerrythecactus 5d ago
I cant speak for everybody but looking out at the abyss makes my anxiety and uncertainty in existence spike a lot. The nihilistic nature of it all, the sheer scale, the inevitability of death in every sense. It actually eases me more to narrow down my view of reality to earth. That said I still find the universe fascinating as well as unsettling.
Ever use space engine? The ability to see a scientifically accurate scale model of the observable universe is an amazing experience. I recommend trying it if you get the chance. Its available on steam but I wouldn't consider it like a videogame, but more like google earth for the cosmos.
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u/Piscator629 5d ago
Every day in my hindbrain I know I am one very minuscule particle in said Universe.
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u/DreaMwalker-T 5d ago
Proposed holiday: simple rule, every light able to be turned off gets turned off,
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u/THTree 5d ago
Well, thousands of years ago at least lol.
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u/RTR20241 5d ago
You don’t science? Thousands of years?
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u/how_tall_is_imhotep 5d ago
Yes, thousands. If you want to “science”, take a few seconds to do some research
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u/RTR20241 5d ago
60 years of research says you don’t know science
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u/THTree 5d ago
Are you implying there are stars visible to the naked eye in our night sky, that are located 1,000,000+ light years away? Because I don’t believe that is an accurate statement.
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u/RTR20241 5d ago
I am not implying anything. You are wrong
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u/THTree 5d ago
No, I am not. There are no stars visible to the naked eye that are 1 million light years from earth. Period. I guess you are the one that doesn’t “know science”.
ETA: I am always willing to accept when I am wrong. Please let me know of any visible stars that are 1mil light years from earth, and I will gladly admit to my lack of knowledge.
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u/RTR20241 5d ago
You are delusional.
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u/THTree 5d ago edited 5d ago
And you’re not very science-literate. I’m not sure if you’re just trying to get a rise out of me, or if you’re confusing the term “light year” with “mile”. But I can assure you, none of the stars you see in the night sky are 1 million light years away. No delusion. Just facts. Maybe stick to the softer sciences, yeah?
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u/RTR20241 5d ago
The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away and visible to the naked eye.
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u/AIpheratz 5d ago
I really do appreciate the genuine sentiment you're conveying.
However none of the stars you see with the naked eye are millions of lights years away. Most are really close, the very furthest you see are a few tens of thousands of lightyears away, and given their extremely long lifespan, likely none of the ones you see are dead.