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[–]k4kev 86 points87 points ago

Whenever I watch time-lapse videos of the stars, I can't help but realize what it is that is really going on. I know that sounds silly, but when I alter my frame of reference, and understand that the stars aren't really moving all that much, I begin to realize that we really are just on a massive rock continuously spinning in a massive void.

Feels good man.

[–]BlueKiwi 20 points21 points ago

Watching the gif again after reading this makes me dizzy as shit

[–]wmgregory 12 points13 points ago

How I feel when watching this again and again.

[–]deesrows 9 points10 points ago

Very nice but what's with the cars in the middle? It really felt out of place.

[–]JayJayJokesterr 2 points3 points ago

Well how do you think they get to all these places?

[–]deesrows 0 points1 point ago

Still, it detracted from the cosmic imagery. As they say in journalism, kill your darlings.

[–]JayJayJokesterr 0 points1 point ago

If you read the description of the video you can see the video isn't just about the cosmic imagery.

[–]MRRG 0 points1 point ago

I think those are telescopes, I can't be sure but it looks like the top of Mauna Kea

[–]canhazhotness 0 points1 point ago

Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful.

[–]Leimone 0 points1 point ago

that is amazing

[–]colinsteadman 7 points8 points ago

Welcome to spaceship Earth. A massive pile of dirt travelling through space. You can even ride on the outside, without a space-suit and take in the radiation from the sun.

[–]compto35 0 points1 point ago

Sounds like something from Hitchhiker's Guide

[–]knightofmars 2 points3 points ago

[–]skay -1 points0 points ago

I kno dat feel bro.

Makes most everything we do here seem trite

[–]Literal_LOL 0 points1 point ago

r/woahdude :)

[–]glasswing 0 points1 point ago

Makes me feel dizzy.

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[–]soul_power 26 points27 points ago

Fuck you and your stupid reddit circlejerknalysis. He said something beautiful that comes from deep introspection, not from smoking lots of weed.

[–]hcumberdale1 -3 points-2 points ago

Helicopter Spin... Helicopter Spin...

[–]eggshelltiptoe 23 points24 points ago

trying to go to sleep after the bar....

[–]1337p3n15 12 points13 points ago

if you like the gif, check out the video. 500 years ago we were discovering habitable continents. now with these telescopes we're looking for habitable planets. enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpeM3fxJoQ

[–]deja-vu-comment 34 points35 points ago

If this were slower, I would enjoy it much more.

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[–]Tookievv 7 points8 points ago

If you focus on the night the day seems longer but if you focus on the day the night seems longer.

[–]Astrokiwi 5 points6 points ago

Brilliant, especially as it's a southern hemisphere shot :)

Those two clouds near the middle are the Magellanic Clouds, the two largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.

[–]OIP 8 points9 points ago

i read the last sentence in leonard nimoy's voice, hope that's okay

[–]bermanator820 3 points4 points ago

Sure, slower might be nice. But the fade from night to day needs to be more fluid. To me, the gif is jumping to day from night, then fading back into night.

[–]seganightsreturns 2 points3 points ago

I could watch that all day, night, day, night, day, night, day.... trails off into a peaceful mumble

[–]RICH_LITTLE 1 point2 points ago

If this were slower, I would enjoy it much more.

[–]BulletBilll 2 points3 points ago

If this were more enjoyable, I would slow it much more.

[–]ratiug[S] -1 points0 points ago

If this were slow-ALL OF YOU SHUT THE HELL UP BEFORE YOU START SOMETHING.

[–]Sventertainer 14 points15 points ago

I'm here to help.

[–]coopertroopa 0 points1 point ago

I don't know how long of video this really is but I know it's not very long and very trippy

[–]1451 1 point2 points ago

and scary

[–]JonasBrosSuck 1 point2 points ago

higher rez version?

[–]derajydac 0 points1 point ago

Looking into the infinite cosmic abyss really does make you feel small.

[–]freakyspeed 0 points1 point ago

excelle.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[–]exatorp 0 points1 point ago

It's making me sick, I want to get off.

[–]criticalnegation 1 point2 points ago

then why does this gif make me wanna barf? @_@

[–]mentaculus 0 points1 point ago

I really hope I can see the Magallenic Clouds someday...truly beautiful

[–]halapino 0 points1 point ago

/r/starporn why isn't this a subreddit yet?

[–]furrysparks 2 points3 points ago

you could try /r/spaceporn

[–]SarahHeartzUnicorns 1 point2 points ago

Because /r/skyporn already is.

[–]irishdumpsterlove 0 points1 point ago

So humongous big

[–]frinklemingle 0 points1 point ago

Watching that gif I really do feel like the earth goes round

[–]mastof21 0 points1 point ago

watched this gif for like 4 min straight listening to Porter Robinson - Language at a [7]

[–]TimmyPitts 0 points1 point ago

Koyaanisqatsi!

[–]Hormander 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, I already saw that on Minecraft.

[–]INTRAWEB-DISCUSSIONS 1 point2 points ago

I've seen better online.

[–]rifrif 0 points1 point ago

reminds me of Mt Haleakala. Maui

[–]mbmblbelt 1 point2 points ago

Netscape navigator

[–]Ske3t 0 points1 point ago

Wow I watched that gif for a good two minutes.

[–]mrpunchy 0 points1 point ago

[–]I_Never_Forget 0 points1 point ago

Please make that a desktop background.

[–]erichg313 0 points1 point ago

I feel nauseous from watching that, drugs man.

[–]sleeper141 0 points1 point ago

Is it wrong that I all of a sudden want to play FNV?

[–]bustduster 0 points1 point ago

So, trying to visualize what's going on here, is the camera facing south? Is it maybe vaguely near the equator?

[–]De_Ganja_Man 0 points1 point ago

This is great; although it would be better if it were slowed down a bit.

[–]seconddealer 0 points1 point ago

Too fast for my liking.

[–]trullard 1 point2 points ago

[–]TigerRei 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of pacman. Om nom nom.

[–]evergleam498 1 point2 points ago

This is making me dizzy...but I can't stop looking at it.

[–]MissIndigo 0 points1 point ago

I can't be on reddit this late at night... Everyone is either drunk or high, and the comments definitely reflect that.

Edit: I'm on my phone, and people were playing basketball instead of drinking.

[–]ieatbees 5 points6 points ago

Or from a different time zone.

[–]MissIndigo 1 point2 points ago

True.

[–]ThePoonHunter 1 point2 points ago

If this were slower, I would enjoy it much more.

[–]vaio_s 0 points1 point ago

If this were slower, I would enjoy it much more.

[–]ar2Djay 0 points1 point ago

Omg I feel so high right now

Awesome pic whoever took it btw

[–]BassheadPanda -1 points0 points ago

You are not high and it is not a picture.

[–]ar2Djay 2 points3 points ago

I live in the mountains of Hawaii, so i am high.

but you are right about it not being a picture. so please explain to me in full detail as thorough as possible what it is.

[–]Bucketnate -3 points-2 points ago

And people think all of this and us came from a massive explosion lol