Rather a shame your comment is greying out. It's not offensive, just an unpopular opinion. For some people it's an intrinsically beautiful sight. Others, a rem

Rather a shame your comment is greying out. It's not offensive, just an unpopular opinion. For some people it's an intrinsically beautiful sight. Others, a reminder of their place in spiritual creation. To me, it's incredible that we can see such a gigantic, distant structure so clearly, in a way which gives us a tangible sense of our location in the galaxy. The night sky is a springboard for thought: what if we lived nearer the galactic center? The sky would be bright all the time, bright as day. Likely we'd never have figured out that we live in a solar system in a galaxy; without sight of the stars and a diurnal cycle, science wouldn't have developed along the same lines. Maybe without astronomy, we'd never have ventured into the oceans. Conceivably, technological civilization would be beyond our reach. We are lucky indeed in our birthplace, for more reasons than its climate and atmosphere. I hope that gives you some idea what the 'fuss' is about, even if it's just my perspective.