Starlost - Space Fucks

1. Fresh picture of the spinning Phantom Galaxy by the new James Webb Space Telescope *• 2. Nautilus shell cut in half. | Golden ratio.

A rose made of galaxies http://bit.ly/2rmd9pP

the astronomy students

drawing your own star charts

staying up late to watch a meteor shower

constellations painted on your ceiling

tracking the planets, noting their paths in a pocket-sized journal

an old wool scarf wrapped around your neck to keep out the cold

marveling over photographs of distant galaxies

retelling the stories of Orion and Cassiopeia

the glittering expanse of a cloudless night sky

moonlight shining through gauzy curtains

driving somewhere remote to see the milky way, far from the light pollution of the city

looking for your place in the cosmos

finding comfort in the vastness of the universe, in your own comparative insignificance

a model of the solar system resting on your desk

old sci-fi novels with battered covers

studying the contributions of Copernicus and Al-Battani and Kepler

watching the moon wax and wane

your favorite blanket wrapped around your shoulders

maps of the constellations, illustrated with figures from the associated myths

wondering about life on other worlds

memorizing the constellations, noting how their positions move as the seasons change

a thermos of hot tea

stargazing with friends, gazing up and watching for shooting stars

learning the physics of stars and planets

a fascination with the unknown

Saying there is no life on other planets is like getting a cup full of sea water and saying there are no fish in the sea

My friend Miriam wrote this article  and it’s changed me a little (In a good way).

Webb's First Deep Field (Detail)

Credits: IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

“The south pole of Mars, September 1877.” Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens. 1892. 

listening to the audio from the golden record always makes me cry

Neptune Through the Years by James Webb Space Telescope