The Starry Night

Some people look at a picture like this one taken as part of a site study for the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely large Telescope and see the infinite coolness of space. Others look at it and wonder if there are others out there looking back at us and wondering about life on other worlds. Still others see a starry sky and palpitate over what they can discover when they aim their telescopes at it. What thoughts does it inspire in you?