“Stop The Militarisation Of Space” Soviet Union 1984

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Space looks very different to how film and television might show. Lots of sci-fi shows or movies portray the stars and galaxy behind a planet, and while it can look pretty, it also is very unrealistic. Stars are very dim. The galaxy is even dimmer. Anybody that lives in a light-pollluted area knows these things. Sunlight, and the light from it that shines onto the planets, is very very bright. This is why you can’t see stars during the day time. You can turn the exposure of your camera up to see both the planet and the stars, but then the planet becomes blindingly bright, and you get lots of camera glare.

Images taken using Space Engine 0.990.37.1720

Unrelated spiritual stuff below

This post probably sounds like nitpicking, and I guess it is. I’m not sure if I like the spirit of space being tampered with just to make things look better in a blockbuster movie. I believe the darkness and quietness is what contains the energy of space, and that feature of it is sacred. Space to me is an ocean, and filling space with clouds/nebulae and planets in a fictional setting feels a lot like completely filling the oceans with seaweed and sand. Planets are extremely far apart, and that is a blessing, as otherwise they would collide with each other. I don’t really have any personal grudges on people that exaggerate space for visual or story related reasons, I think it’s more of a cultural issue, and one that will be resolved over enough time as life on Earth begins to wander into space.

BOBBIE DRAPER in The Expanse Season 6 Episode 6 “Babylon’s Ashes”

We love you, Neil.

Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Grand Prix

Ever wanted to drive on the moon?

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Animated gif for a class that I procrastinated on for like a month! It’s Sally Ride, who I had a mild obsession with in like elementary school

“Nebulose diffuse, semplici, stellate. cometa. pianeti. anelli.” (to accompany) Atlante di geografia universale. 1842.

David Rumsey

“Typical stages in development of a solar system.” The source and mode of solar energy throughout the universe. 1895. Frontispiece.

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