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Originally Posted by kinetic
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Some people will just never understand.
For me, I couldn't imagine not knowing or not wanting to know what's out there. It's our origin, our home and the reason we are. How could anyone not be completely awe struck by that prospect!? Plus I don't think people 'get' that these "fuzzy blobs" are in fact galaxies, nebula or globular clusters many thousands of light years away! I mean, that just blows me away. That I am looking at a view from thousands of years ago is phenomenal and makes me giddy. It's the experience of seeing these things for yourself, witnessing and learning what they represent, what they are made of and what they will eventually become.
And maybe people just see it as a hobby, a way to pass the time on a clear night when there is nothing better on tv but it is so much more than that. It's about discovery, it's about documenting what we see and feel and how we fit in to the shaping of the universe. Could it be that we don't explain this to people adequately enough and therefore they don't understand the money and effort spent?
My rambling 2c
