What's Out There? The Emotions of Stargazing

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The forum discussion centers on the emotional responses elicited by stargazing, with participants expressing a range of feelings from depression to excitement. One user highlights the thrill of discovery and encourages others to embrace the mystery of the universe, while another shares their experience with a Meade 10 inch telescope and Deep Sky II imager. The conversation emphasizes the importance of curiosity and the joy found in exploring the night sky, contrasting feelings of despair with those of gratitude and wonder.

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  • Understanding of basic astronomy concepts
  • Familiarity with telescopes, specifically the Meade 10 inch telescope
  • Knowledge of astrophotography techniques using imaging tools like Deep Sky II
  • Awareness of emotional responses to cosmic exploration
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  • Research astrophotography techniques for capturing images of celestial bodies
  • Explore the features and capabilities of the Meade 10 inch telescope
  • Study the psychological effects of stargazing on human emotions
  • Investigate theories related to parallel universes, such as brane theory
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Astronomy enthusiasts, amateur astronomers, and individuals interested in the emotional impact of stargazing and cosmic exploration.

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When I look into space, I can't make it out, but I am looking at so much. It depresses me to that I may never know what's out there, that all of the questions I have may never be answered.

Does anyone else feel this way?
 
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1MileCrash said:
When I look into space, I can't make it out, but I am looking at so much. It depresses me to that I may never know what's out there, that all of the questions I have may never be answered.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Not at all. There's mystery out there. That's exciting. It would be depressing if all curiosities were satisfied, if there were nothing left to discover.
 
Time to get yourself a telescope and wonder on.
 
I've been especially lucky lately.. I wander out the back yard at about 2am to water a dead patch of grass and have had cloudless skies to look up at and wonder, for the last several nights.

I need a bigger telescope
 
Cheer up. At least you are not in the situation of Alexander the Great who wept because there were no more worlds to conquer.
 
i used to hitchhike a lot when i was a kid. i spent a lot of time under those starry skies being depressed about other things. it helps to just start talking. demand answers from the cosmos at large. it sounds goofy but i bet you'll feel better.
 
The only thing that depresses me is that I don't think I'll live to see human contact with intelligent aliens.
 
leroy, how do you know you haven't already?
 
Doesn't brane theory posit a universe parallel to us and separated by less than an inch from us?
 
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1MileCrash said:
When I look into space, I can't make it out, but I am looking at so much. It depresses me to that I may never know what's out there, that all of the questions I have may never be answered.

Does anyone else feel this way?

I understand how you feel, here's something to cheer you up :biggrin:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=464261
 
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1MileCrash said:
When I look into space, I can't make it out, but I am looking at so much. It depresses me to that I may never know what's out there, that all of the questions I have may never be answered.

Does anyone else feel this way?

I feel the opposite way. It makes me feel all giddy and excited just like a little schoolgirl :blushing:
 
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Geezer said:
I feel the opposite way. It makes me feel all giddy and excited just like a little schoolgirl :blushing:

I get excited at things like this, but I wouldn't say Giddy like a schoolgirl lol.
Just got myself a Meade 10 inch telescope and Deep Sky II imager. Been fooling around with it for about a week or two whenever the skies are clear. Hoping to get better and take some nice pictures and such. So awesome!
 
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1MileCrash said:
When I look into space, I can't make it out, but I am looking at so much. It depresses me to that I may never know what's out there, that all of the questions I have may never be answered.

Does anyone else feel this way?

The feelings I get are really complicated mixture...I guess it's close to gratitude and joy, somehow. I feel lucky and happy to be alive.
 
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Have a look at this and feel better
 
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Jimmy Snyder said:
Cheer up. At least you are not in the situation of Alexander the Great who wept because there were no more worlds to conquer.

<3

I love looking at the night sky, and feeling small, and basking in the gloriousness of it all. It's humbling. :)
 

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