Space Observation Awe

The cluster centers on users sharing profound emotional reactions, goosebumps, and surreal feelings from viewing high-resolution images or live sightings of planets like Jupiter, spacecraft such as ISS and Starlink, auroras, and eclipses.

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Sample Comments

svachalek Jun 25, 2022 View on HN

There's something about seeing a dot in the sky turn into a real picture that just hits you somewhere very primal, I know exactly the feeling although it's hard to explain. It's exactly what you expected to see except blurrier, but it's still like a punch to the gut. Jupiter and its moons are similar, easily seen with a little magnification.I find that if I sit with it a little bit, I can actually feel the reality of the situation, that I'm in fact looking at an objec

pcthrowaway Apr 1, 2021 View on HN

First time I'm hearing of space also. It looks quite impressive, surprised to see no stars

z3t4 Mar 3, 2020 View on HN

It still feels surreal to look at pictures from another planet.

craftyguy Apr 18, 2019 View on HN

I've seen one of these too a few years back. I'm waaay into astronomy but, in addition to being very exciting to see, it was still a bit unsettling because you have no immediate way of gauging how large the thing is, whether it might flatten a city nearby, or be 'the big one' (super slim chance, but tell that to your adrenaline).

amelius Oct 6, 2024 View on HN

Nice opening image, but what would the view be like from Earth?

msy Aug 6, 2010 View on HN

I feel like I've just witnessed a comet passing or a lunar eclipse.

amelius Jul 12, 2022 View on HN

I'd like to see some shots of Earth too.

BeenAGoodUser Apr 4, 2023 View on HN

Amazing! Would this have been visible to the naked eye?

sidcool Dec 21, 2018 View on HN

Images like this one give me goosebumps. It's another planet!

anilgulecha Sep 30, 2016 View on HN

Our little trouble seem so tiny, when you see something like https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ctk7stYWEAA10jf.jpg:large and ponder on one of our vessel landing on there.(Don't astronauts feel a very strong version of this when they look back at the blue globe from space?)