Planets Community

We are so minute

In a universe with hundreds of billions of galaxies, we exist in just one — the Milky Way. Within it are billions of stars. Around one ordinary star orbits one of the planets, Earth. On Earth, a continent. In that continent, a country. In that country, a state. In that state, a city. And in that... read more

Don't planet wrong

On February 28, a rare planet parade will draw attention to the night sky as multiple planets appear aligned from Earth's perspective. Depending on local conditions and light pollution levels, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune may be visible at different points before sunrise or... (edited) read more

Lover of the sky?

Still searching for the catch-all, general term. Aerophile seems to be more about aviation. Astrophile just about stats and planets. What if all the sky stuff is of interest? Rainbows, meteors, cumulonimbis, shades of green, shades of magenta, sunrises, galaxies. What do you call someone that... read more

2025's Ink

My latest tattoo. I call it, Little Mr Orbit. Floating through space (my arm) with planets as balloons.

3rd eye blind

Every glamorous sunrise Throws the planets out of line A star sign out of whack, a fraudulent zodiac

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I have been accused of writing too long of posts and comments it was the young that decided in this age of technology where we can voice and even video call from anywhere on or above the planets surface to regress back the 19th century way of communicating and call it advanced this is just a... read more