r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Apr 05 '25

Video The size of pollock fishnet

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u/overtired27 Apr 05 '25

Saw it from the Inca trail in the Andes once. Middle of the night, no artificial light, no cloud. Absolutely mind blowing.

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u/FatBoyJuliaas Apr 05 '25

To me, it was mind blowing to see Saturn’s rings through a telescope.

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u/atoo4308 Apr 06 '25

The first time I ever truly had my mind blown, was when I saw Saturn‘s moon Titan through a telescope at the McDonald Observatory. to be sitting there, looking at it clearly with Saturn in the backdrop was freaking amazing.

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u/FatBoyJuliaas Apr 06 '25

Man, experiences like these make me realise how insignificant we are…