Astronomy

[Lilac DownDeep]

Nothing makes you feel more insignificant, but so fascinating at the same time. Yes, I got my computer out during the break between lecture and lab just to write this out since now we're at the chapter on Cosmology.

[Marilink]

Astronomy is extremely fascinating. I always like hearing things about it, since my knowledge on the subject is pretty limited.

[Spritedude]

Stargazing is great, it helps me take my mind of things, and makes me realize how meaningless my worries are. I've recently gotten a good pair of binoculars just to look at the night sky, they help out quite a bit.

I'd like to visit one of those preserved dark sky parks sometime if I was ever given the chance.

[Deku Tree]

I'm not able to see much from Houston, but the view is amazing from my wife's grandparents lake house. Hopefully when I go to Colorado at the end of the month the view will be nice.

[X-3]

COUNTER

I never really took an interest.

[LOOT]

Used to be pretty good at constellation spotting. I do have a nice large book on constellations that I can dig into when I feel the need.

Y'know, I can instantly spot the Big Dipper no problem, but even though I know where the Little Dipper is relative to Big Dipper, I have not been able to find it. Bleh.

[Ace Mercury]

One thing I'd like to see is the night sky, no moon, no light pollution. I heard that it's spectacular and that the sky really is full of stars, instead of the crappy "I can barely see Orion's belt" sky in the city.

[Marilink]

One of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen was when I was on a night-hike in Northern Michigan woods. I was in the woods for about an hour with absolutely no flashlights or anything, so my night vision was super crazy and my eyes were hypersensitive to light. The moment I got out of the woods, I looked into the sky and saw the most stars and galaxies and meteor I've ever seen, ever. I just lay down in the field and stared for what must have been an hour and a half, it was so breathtaking.

[Valigarmander]

I love astronomy. Nevertheless, I can never seem to recognize any constellations besides the Big Dipper and Orion.

[Auron]

I love astronomy and space, yet at the same time it's incredibly depressing that we will never ever ever ever EVER know even a fraction about what is actually out there.

And this link is pretty cool too. The Scale of the Universe 2

[CaptHayfever]

Tagged for you. ;)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Lilac DownDeep]

Baaaaw thanks for the tag.

Yes, I went to a star party over in West Texas, and that night when I looked up at the sky was the most breathtaking thing ever... and it's huge... 13 billion light years of a field of view, and we can only see a fraction of it, just a handful of diamonds scattered across the deep sky.

I saw the Ring Nebula that night, as well as so much of the Milky Way, and we had a solar session in class where I saw the prominences and some sunspots.

xD I can spot the Andromeda Galaxy, various planets, and then Orion. And of course the Big Dipper and Polaris.