“The Cosmos Is Within Us. We Are Made Of Star-stuff.”― Carl Sagan

Greetings and salutations, my most esteemed human followers! I have not posted anything in a while, although I have reposted some beautiful poetry and space pictures I enjoyed a lot, so be sure to check those out.

But I have returned to bring forth something I’m very proud of! I’ve been trying to get into astrophotography, and thanks to a college course and the help of my professor, I’ve managed to acquire a half decent photo!

This is Messier 33, otherwise known as the Triangulum Galaxy. It’s not the fanciest photo in the world, and there are some on this site that blow it out of the water, but I made this myself, so I’m proud.

Astrophotography is a slow business, and I have incredibly high standards for myself, but hopefully I’ll post some more in the future. I just wanted to share with you all what I did. Thank you, from someone lost in the void 🪐 🔭

I highly recommend checking out this video by Like Stories of Old on YouTube. He goes into lots of detail about the concept of anti-war films and how war is portrayed in media. I personally find it really fascinating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0G2MPBEYM

Pretty impressive that America has been at war for 20 fucking years and yet there have been essentially no anti-war films out of supposedly liberal Hollywood because it’s effectively impossible to make war movies without the consent of the US Military who only want to be depicted with jingoistic favourability.

Mysterious Dark Rays by Hubble Space Telescope / ESA

Very true. But is that such a bad thing? Maybe I want to be lost.

I, too, remember that feeling. You are caught between all that was and all that must be. You feel lost.

— Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World.

M104, Sombrero Galaxy

Why though

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I'm going to send the question back at you now. What is your favorite thing about space?

Like you said, I really really like all the variety and vastness of space. I’m mostly in awe at the immense scale the universe works at, from galaxies to superclusters to filaments. It really makes everything going on down on planet Earth so insignificant (but like in a good way? If that makes sense? I’m not trying to be nihilistic, it just puts things in perspective). As you may be able to tell from my name, I’m also fascinated by the idea of space itself. Like, everyone thinks it's just an empty void between star systems, but there’s just so much going on we can’t see! Dark matter, dark energy, fluctuations in the spacetime continuum, and so much we haven’t even imagined yet!

It’s just so easy to get, well, lost in...

Well then, I suppose it’s up to us to explore these places, and observe the sunrise ourselves!

Writing a book

I’m going to try and write a proper novel this month. I’ve never really tried anything of this magnitude before, and I’m worried I won’t be able to finish it, but I’m going to try. Wish me luck!