Every time I see the Milky Way like this I remember how small we actually are.
LePouletPourpre on
God damn we are so fucking insignificant. And here we are, constantly trying to kill each other.
DoubleBroadSwords on
It just makes you realize how small Donald Trump’s hands really are.
Late-Jicama5012 on
I can still see your mom from my house.
The_47_Percenter on
I would do ANYTHING to see even a fraction of this in the night sky
i_n_c_r_y_p_t_o on
It is definitely a beautiful photo but astrophotographers on Earth capture much more stunning, vibrant views of our galaxy. Of course this photo probably went through very little if any processing after the capture and probably was taken with a relatively short exposure so that is saying something about how good this is a snapshot.
GodOfThunder101 on
With what? An iPhone? If they see this view looking out the window just imagine what they were feeling.
No_Size9475 on
It’s only when you see something like this or get to a truly dark sky area that you can understand why the stars were such a big part of life in ancient times.
Being in that capsule on the dark side must have been the most surreal moment of their lives
Embarrassed_Gur4727 on
I can click better than this from my home
SturmWolfius on
It’s crazy to think that in a future far beyond what we can imagine, all of those bright spots will be gone and nothing but darkness remains.
USSMarauder on
Southern part of the Milky Way. Starting in the lower left is the star Beta Centauri, then the Coal sack dark Nebula, The Southern Cross, the Eta carinae nebula in the center. Alpha Centauri is just out of view in the lower left, Omega centauri is out of view on the left center. In the lower right is the Large Magellanic cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies
Sparts171 on
I was watching PHM in the theater tonight, and thinking about how freaking cool it would be to get far enough away from our solar system that you got some sense, any sense, even fractionally, of where we’re located in the Milky Way, and what an absolute trip that would be.
CasinoKnightZone on
We are nothing, just specks of atoms squabbling over territory and resources on a scarcely indistinguishably larger speck of dust and gas. All our fears, all our hopes, all our dreams, ambitions, fantasies, hatreds and passions, absolutely none of it worth a damn in the face of the immensity of the uncaring universe.
templeofsyrinx1 on
Real?
MajorPaper4169 on
These pictures remind me how vast the universe is. All these stars look close together but in reality they’re light years away from each other.
kamala2013 on
So where is this god the guy on the ship was talking???
_trashcan on
I know!! Right ?!
That’s exactly what i said when i was watching the launch. How nuts those g-forces must feel, & how incredible it must to go up & out of the atmosphere.
Truly incredible stuff. Shame the right is trying to kill their budget again.
There’s a lot to be gained from exploring space, & especially the moon. We can actually build bases on the moon. *live* there even. How freaking cool would that be ; I’m 31, I’m hoping that by the end of my life we’ll see something close to that!
Try-Imaginary on
They also got Andromeda in the corner
Engineer_Cube on
Honest question, I thought you couldn’t see any stars like this in space due to the sun?
Secure-Internet-6695 on
It’s crazy there are that many stars and they aren’t even close to any of them.. scale is insane
NopeThisTrope on
I’m starstruck. There, I said it ✨✨
HRCcantmeltdankmemes on
I never realized how much light pollution there is in space.
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Every time I see the Milky Way like this I remember how small we actually are.
God damn we are so fucking insignificant. And here we are, constantly trying to kill each other.
It just makes you realize how small Donald Trump’s hands really are.
I can still see your mom from my house.
I would do ANYTHING to see even a fraction of this in the night sky
It is definitely a beautiful photo but astrophotographers on Earth capture much more stunning, vibrant views of our galaxy. Of course this photo probably went through very little if any processing after the capture and probably was taken with a relatively short exposure so that is saying something about how good this is a snapshot.
With what? An iPhone? If they see this view looking out the window just imagine what they were feeling.
It’s only when you see something like this or get to a truly dark sky area that you can understand why the stars were such a big part of life in ancient times.
Well, a picture of parts of our Galaxy…
Source: https://x.com/nasa/status/2041707173428748594?s=46
Being in that capsule on the dark side must have been the most surreal moment of their lives
I can click better than this from my home
It’s crazy to think that in a future far beyond what we can imagine, all of those bright spots will be gone and nothing but darkness remains.
Southern part of the Milky Way. Starting in the lower left is the star Beta Centauri, then the Coal sack dark Nebula, The Southern Cross, the Eta carinae nebula in the center. Alpha Centauri is just out of view in the lower left, Omega centauri is out of view on the left center. In the lower right is the Large Magellanic cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies
I was watching PHM in the theater tonight, and thinking about how freaking cool it would be to get far enough away from our solar system that you got some sense, any sense, even fractionally, of where we’re located in the Milky Way, and what an absolute trip that would be.
We are nothing, just specks of atoms squabbling over territory and resources on a scarcely indistinguishably larger speck of dust and gas. All our fears, all our hopes, all our dreams, ambitions, fantasies, hatreds and passions, absolutely none of it worth a damn in the face of the immensity of the uncaring universe.
Real?
These pictures remind me how vast the universe is. All these stars look close together but in reality they’re light years away from each other.
So where is this god the guy on the ship was talking???
I know!! Right ?!
That’s exactly what i said when i was watching the launch. How nuts those g-forces must feel, & how incredible it must to go up & out of the atmosphere.
Truly incredible stuff. Shame the right is trying to kill their budget again.
There’s a lot to be gained from exploring space, & especially the moon. We can actually build bases on the moon. *live* there even. How freaking cool would that be ; I’m 31, I’m hoping that by the end of my life we’ll see something close to that!
They also got Andromeda in the corner
Honest question, I thought you couldn’t see any stars like this in space due to the sun?
It’s crazy there are that many stars and they aren’t even close to any of them.. scale is insane
I’m starstruck. There, I said it ✨✨
I never realized how much light pollution there is in space.