[dragnet2]

I used to be in my very early youth an enthusiastic amateur astronomer. Once I understood the vastness of space I was very depressed and so very much disappointed.

It did the exact opposite for me. The seemingly limitless and infinite distances and size of objects such as galaxies, *never* cease to amaze me.

[sageburn]

IKR! It is absolutely mind-boggling. I read with amusment articles about the possibility of achieving speed-of-light capabilities. Big deal! They’re going to need a greater magnitude of understanding to even perceive the actual distances involved. The speed of light is not even equivalent to the speed of an ox-drawn cart.