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When I see amazing pictures such as these, I feel that it's just extraordinary how far we've come as a species in some regards, despite all the dark stuff going

When I see amazing pictures such as these, I feel that it's just extraordinary how far we've come as a species in some regards, despite all the dark stuff going on.

acqq 10y ago
For me this one from the Saturn's north pole is more amazing: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/saturn/hexagon-in-motion/ https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/saturn/hexagon-in-motion... Nobody could have expected a hexagon made from the clouds there, each side longer than the diameter of the Earth. It even changes its color: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia21049/changing-colors-in-saturns-north https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia21049/changing-col... And regarding the darkness, consider that the humanity in around 100 years used up what is estimated as the half of all the oil reserves on Earth that needed many millions of years to form.
- aruggirello 10y ago
  It would be really cool to see what's the weather like on Uranus or Neptune, too - especially around the poles. Voyager pictures only provide a limited view. > And regarding the darkness, consider that the humanity in around 100 years used up what is estimated as the half of all the oil reserves on Earth that needed many millions of years to form. Not only that but coal, copper, iron, gold, uranium, rare earths, methane and helium are also nearly half depleted, or will be in a few decades given current usage. Add the sad state of the environment to that, with ~75% of animal species gone extinct in the last century or two, agricultural depletion of the soil, increasing freshwater scarcity and climate change, and you have a perfect recipe for disaster.
- danaliv 10y ago
  Hexagons are surprisingly common in nature! Honeycomb, columnar basalt, snowflakes, benzene, soap bubbles...
JacobDotVI 10y ago
I have been inspired by these images for years and have wanted one framed on my walls for a long time. After a nomadic few years of consulting I'm finally in a place where I was able to frame a few including the Earth Rise photo from Apollo and a really cool one of Saturn's rings. [shameless plug] In the process of picking out the ones I wanted I thought others might be interested as well, so I created https://OMGSpaceIsAwesome.com https://OMGSpaceIsAwesome.com - Awesome Framed Art of Space. While it would obviously be beneficial to me if you purchased one through my site, I would be just as happy if my site inspired you to do it on your own. If you are in the U.S. you are probably close to a Michael's, which does custom framing (albeit they can be expensive) and there are a plethora of places where you can get the images printed before framing. EDIT: New login because my previous one was tied to a former employer and apparently I haven't posted in a while!
- braymundo 10y ago
  Nice! :) I live in Brazil, though, so it would get pretty expensive if I purchased from it, unfortunately. But cool idea!
  - JacobDotVI 10y ago
    Thanks! Unfortunately that's a limitation of the custom framer I'm using :/ I'm sure you could find a framer down there and do it yourself though. If you think they look cool on your computer screen they look amazing blown up on your wall!
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
  Why would someone go to a Michael's when there's no shortage of independent framing shops pretty much everywhere?
iamcreasy 10y ago
This video echos what you said : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16TJUp4SVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16TJUp4SVA

When I see amazing pictures such as these, I feel that it's just extraordinary how far we've come as a species in some regards, despite all the dark stuff going on.

acqq 10y ago

For me this one from the Saturn's north pole is more amazing: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/saturn/hexagon-in-motion/ https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/saturn/hexagon-in-motion... Nobody could have expected a hexagon made from the clouds there, each side longer than the diameter of the Earth. It even changes its color: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia21049/changing-colors-in-saturns-north https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia21049/changing-col... And regarding the darkness, consider that the humanity in around 100 years used up what is estimated as the half of all the oil reserves on Earth that needed many millions of years to form.

aruggirello 10y ago
It would be really cool to see what's the weather like on Uranus or Neptune, too - especially around the poles. Voyager pictures only provide a limited view. > And regarding the darkness, consider that the humanity in around 100 years used up what is estimated as the half of all the oil reserves on Earth that needed many millions of years to form. Not only that but coal, copper, iron, gold, uranium, rare earths, methane and helium are also nearly half depleted, or will be in a few decades given current usage. Add the sad state of the environment to that, with ~75% of animal species gone extinct in the last century or two, agricultural depletion of the soil, increasing freshwater scarcity and climate change, and you have a perfect recipe for disaster.
danaliv 10y ago
Hexagons are surprisingly common in nature! Honeycomb, columnar basalt, snowflakes, benzene, soap bubbles...

JacobDotVI 10y ago

I have been inspired by these images for years and have wanted one framed on my walls for a long time. After a nomadic few years of consulting I'm finally in a place where I was able to frame a few including the Earth Rise photo from Apollo and a really cool one of Saturn's rings. [shameless plug] In the process of picking out the ones I wanted I thought others might be interested as well, so I created https://OMGSpaceIsAwesome.com https://OMGSpaceIsAwesome.com - Awesome Framed Art of Space. While it would obviously be beneficial to me if you purchased one through my site, I would be just as happy if my site inspired you to do it on your own. If you are in the U.S. you are probably close to a Michael's, which does custom framing (albeit they can be expensive) and there are a plethora of places where you can get the images printed before framing. EDIT: New login because my previous one was tied to a former employer and apparently I haven't posted in a while!

braymundo 10y ago
Nice! :) I live in Brazil, though, so it would get pretty expensive if I purchased from it, unfortunately. But cool idea!
- JacobDotVI 10y ago
  Thanks! Unfortunately that's a limitation of the custom framer I'm using :/ I'm sure you could find a framer down there and do it yourself though. If you think they look cool on your computer screen they look amazing blown up on your wall!
GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
Why would someone go to a Michael's when there's no shortage of independent framing shops pretty much everywhere?

iamcreasy 10y ago

This video echos what you said : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16TJUp4SVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16TJUp4SVA