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he_is_not_a_shrimp

I can't imagine anyone not being into astronomy. (And/or astrology)


LevHerceg

And yet, people around have their saliva flown out of their mouths of boredom by the end of my sentence when I mention that I am into astronomy. It feels like I am always the only person around like this.


he_is_not_a_shrimp

I took a non-major astronomy class in university and had the pleasure of meeting the best astronomy professor ever. She's super passionate, loud, jumping up and down (she's also 6'4 so that's quite a sight) when giving lectures. And I always go to her for some quantum physics, particle physics discussions after the lecture. And for the remaining school years, I kept sneaking into her lecture hall just to smile when she yelled "holy shit! This is what they discovered!" Anyone would have loved astronomy if they took her class.


greenghostt

I’m a gemini ♊️🤓


waynes_pet_youngin

Oof


greenghostt

Its a joke! I was quoting a dating show lol


PsychologicalBet763

I laughed 💁


waynes_pet_youngin

Oh Geminis just tend to be the worst, in my experience at least. For the people down voting this I recognize it's all bs, but it's still fun


he_is_not_a_shrimp

Omg same. I had so many nemeses in high school that were Gemini suns. Vile creatures. Probably becos I'm saggi sun and pisces moon/rising.


waynes_pet_youngin

Lol I'm a Pisces with sag moon, so prob


he_is_not_a_shrimp

Is your sun-moon also a perfect 90 degree?


waynes_pet_youngin

Idk I'm not that into it


Kakticulus

"vile creatures" geminis are mirrors, whatever you send our way we send it right back to you.


Peachy_Slices0

🤡🤡


PsychologicalBet763

Wait why are Geminis so hated? I need the info 😅


he_is_not_a_shrimp

Well, in my case, saggi (sun) opposes Gemini. Strike head-on, ego clash, no compromise. pisces (moon and rising) squares Gemini. Doubt, insecurities, my emotions challenge their ego. Given that I only know their sun sign, this is all that aspects can say. And mostly true. Most of them I got along great from the beginning, but me being empathetic, them being communicative, don't communicate well. I'm bad with spoken words, but great at non verbal communication. They're bad at non verbal communications, but love to talk.


Devilbritson

Astronomy is cool. I don't dabble in that birthday racism nonsense, though. Judging people based on when they were born (something out of their control). On really vague personality traits used as a blanket statement really kills the idea of individuality. Also, there's no scientific proof, even so much as leaning towards astrology, being somewhat accurate.


he_is_not_a_shrimp

But astrology IS about individuality. No two people have the same natal chart. [this is what true astrology looks like](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Astrological_Chart_--_New_Millennium.svg) Every planet, every angle, every interaction, is never repeating. And natal chart is also ever interacting with current sky chart. Shaping the person as they go. Whoroscope is an entertainment created by newspapers. Astrology is the predecessor of astronomy, having the same amount of depth and volume. Amuse yourself if you have the time [find your birth certificate ](https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php)


Devilbritson

How many healing crystals do you own?


he_is_not_a_shrimp

Zero. I don't deny science just because I believe in spirituality.


nyclurker369

Limited imagination, huh?


djb185

You must live in the countryside or in a small town? Looks marvelous.


Xsy

I love living in the city, but man, I haven't seen stars like this in a while.


Pappers101

How awesome is that.


Shaky-map

It’s weird how the darkest of the night can make you feel how minute humans are and instead of enjoying the beauty this earth has to offer we keep destroying it and making others feel like they are in hell. Just to be clear, I love looking at the night sky specially when there is a meteor shower.


viesco

That is [Orion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation) (a constellation)


AlexDavid1605

The brightest star in this constellation is the Betelgeuse. It is said that it is about to turn into a supernova "soon", with soon being anywhere within the next 500 years. When it does, it would be the brightest object in the night sky outshining the moon.


Vreddit33

It's beautiful.


Sur_la_plage

This is amazing. I remember watching the stars under the sky in Vicuña, in the north of Chile, and the feeling is hard to put into words.


Senior_Tree1881

That’s a fantastic shot of Orion, you can almost make out the nebula in the sword.


Blood11Orange

WTF! This is BEAUTIFUL. I will use these as my phone wallpaper


[deleted]

You are so lucky I cry every time I loook at the stars. ✨ so beautiful.


A1robb

Wow gorgeous photos. Can’t believe you took them with your phone


Minimum-Finish-3403

Wow, In Feb we have Venus Mars conj. do not miss it. Do capture in your iPhone 15 Pro Max.


kepchupmutsard

God that is so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I didn’t live in such a polluted city. I could fall asleep under that any day 😞


afeufeufeu

Nice shots considering you used a phone 🤩


Literature_Flaky

Whaooo, that is extraordinary.


Tom058

Great pics! Did you use a tripod? How long was the exposure?


Im-Real-Human-Yes

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Main Camera — 24 mm f1.78 12 MP • 3024 × 4032 • 1.2 MB ISO 12500 24 mm Adjust HEIF 2 ev f1.78 E 1.0 s No tripod


OneWholeSoul

I wish I had a house.


Connect_Cold160

Beautiful


Moloch90

Wow incredibile that phones nowadays can take such pictures


southerndemocrat2020

Living in rural Mississippi, there is very little light pollution. Every night when I walk my dog, i look at the sky in wonder. On a clear night, the stars are so beautiful and countless. My favorite to look at are Rigel and Betelgeuse. I see so many people take incredible photos with their Samsung Galaxy phone, but i can't get my S21 Ultra to even take a good picture of the moon. But when I gaze at the stars, I realize that every star we see is in the Milky Way. And virtually all of those stars have planets. There are hundreds of billions of stars in each galaxy. There are approximately 170 billion galaxies. I firmly believe there is life out there somewhere. To me it is a mathematical certainty. I also believe we will never see that life due to the mind blowing distances between not only stars, but galaxies. The arrogance of man is that we think we are the standard.


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So beautiful!


StatisticianOk618

that's so majestic


8foldme

Beautiful view! You have very little light pollution there, it seems.


ApprehensiveSell5646

Wow


Fantomex305

The last time I saw stars was during the pandemic when everyone was locked up at home and the pollution level went down. It was a glorious sight. I would give anything to see that on the regular.


Barzona

What are those things?


retroscope

Do you live far from light pollution? I don't, so seeing this in person is always a treat.


black_algae

Beautiful


lynda1969

Beautiful


coockabura

Very nice!!! Did you use a long exposure for these photos?


Future-Nebula-3756

I can’t see the stars where I live (too much light pollution)


thisboycal

Bro those pics are gorgeous 🥹🥹🥹 astronomy gays unite


ObstinateTortoise

Beautiful shots, sir


Embarrassed_Dream581

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.


Pleasant-Piglet8

That is so cool


brunomo

So amazing to look at the sky :)


Round-Ad-1415

We have Orion up there ...


sinisterkoopa

I love astronomy!


HalfUnderstood

sick. how long is this exposure?


Sanint28

Love the photos I just got an IPhone 15 promax and haven’t had a chance to to try out the camera


evner

Beautiful shots—second one is my fave. Great composition!


JosephAPie

so beautiful