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Loneliness Dissolved By The Night Sky
- Michelle Thaller describes feeling lifelong loneliness that vanishes under a clear, star-filled sky.
- She recounts childhood nights and becoming an astronomer who still seeks comfort in the stars.
We Are Made Of Stars
- Every atom in our bodies was forged in previous generations of stars that lived and died.
- That realization makes us literally composed of stellar death and cosmic birth.
A Temple For Stargazing
- Michelle recounts visiting Mount Palomar Observatory and feeling awe entering its classical dome and giant telescope.
- She describes the smell of pine, marble hallways, and old grease that make the place feel sacred and childlike.