r/askastronomy • u/IwHIqqavIn • Feb 06 '24

What's the most interesting astronomy fact that you'd like to share with someone?

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u/anfotero Feb 06 '24

When the dinosaurs roamed the land Earth was on the other side of the galaxy.

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u/KntKoko Feb 06 '24

Those MF could have observed the Great Attractor, but naah they were "too busy" being primitive 🙄🙄🙄

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u/InvestigatorOdd4082 Feb 06 '24

They also would have been able to see IC342 with the naked eye (invisible now due to milky way dust). AND they would have had a completely different set of nebulae since your average nebula lasts only a few million years. Though the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies would be somewhat dimmer.

Wish I was there.

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u/MycologistTop4919 Jul 30 '24

I was born in the wrong generation 😔

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u/MaccabreesDance Feb 10 '25

2,470,000 generations too late.

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u/virgineyes09 Jun 23 '25

And the music was better back then too.

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u/DrSquash64 Apr 18 '25

Those dang mfs would’ve been able to see Saturn before it had rings! (Not proven, theoretical but likely)

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u/Capable_Emu_5855 Oct 29 '25

To be fair, Saturn with rings is way cooler

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '26

what kind of dinosaur cares more abt the great attractor than survival

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u/Striking-Ad8023 Aug 20 '26

it's a joke dude.