Conversation

Notices

1. neocolonial malcontent chic (toridas_@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 06-Nov-2023 12:31:45 UTC neocolonial malcontent chic

   in reply to

   • Sheril Kirshenbaum

   @Sheril astronomers are calling it noctalgia. Living in a heavily light polluted city, I sure feel it

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 likes this.
   • Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-Nov-2023 12:31:46 UTC Sheril Kirshenbaum

     When I was a child in the 80s, the night sky was filled with stars. And those stars inspired us to imagine other worlds & ask really big questions.

     Decades later, the night sky looks like a much lonelier place. Light pollution is increasing & I fear we may lose the ability to be awed by looking up & recognizing our place in the universe.

     I don’t know about others, but I sure miss the stars. Image: Luke Stackpoole via Unsplash