My neighbor said my deep space photos were just 'pretty dots' and it got me thinking...

I was showing him a shot of the Orion Nebula I took from my backyard in Denver last month, and he shrugged and said, 'It's just a bunch of pretty dots, isn't it?' I tried explaining the scale and the gas clouds, but he didn't get it. Do you ever run into people who just don't see the point in what we're looking at?

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hannah_wright1d ago

It's more than just dots, it's a whole story. You're looking at a place where new stars are being born right now. That light traveled for over a thousand years just to hit your camera sensor. Some people just see a picture, but we're seeing a piece of the universe's history. It's a real shame when someone can't grasp the scale of what's in front of them.

rileyl981d ago

Exactly, @hannah_wright. It's like we're time travelers looking back, and that light is the only message we'll ever get from a world that's already changed.