Not anxious, sometimes a bit despondent that ill never get to see what's out there.

Usually, I hear people in their late teens or very early 20s have this sort of a reaction to thoughts of space and Earth and the night sky. If you're that age, I can guess that your reaction will diminish with time as you get older. Not that you will stop appreciating the thoughts but the reactions will be milder.

Having said that, he night sky is spellbinding no matter what age one is.

Enjoy the extreme reactions. You're lucky you have only to look up at the sky to really be moved emotionally! It's like a free drug :)

This is one of the reasons I love space. It's one of the few things that truly makes my problems seem so small and insignificant and it reminds me that other people are still valuable even if I really don't like what they do or say. We're in this together and there's so much for us to learn and explore.

It's called awe (in the original sense, which also includes fear) and it's normal. That feeling inspired a lot of artists.

Very normal for people who have feelings. It’s awe, loneliness, humility. People call it ‘feeling so small’. It’s also probably connected as one of the ancestral experiences. Look at a camp fire you feel safe comforted dreamy and want to tell stories because every one of your ancestors did that going back several hundred thousand years. Looking at the stars maybe meant you were exposed or navigating etc. trippy to think about. We are just dust.

You are not alone OP. Even the "blue marble" photo of earth gets me misty eyed. I agree that it's awe

The sky has amazed humanity for millions of years, and I assure you it’s still as amazing/emotional as it was then as it is now. (Well not really, it used to be better..)

But either way I looked out my window this morning and saw the night sky and in the winter all the stars are always so bright. I love that, but it always calms me to the point of borderline sadness

If you feel like that, you might cry your eyes out watching this video.

A journey to the end of time

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As a friend once put into words something I feel, "the pale blue dot is the closest thing to a spiritual experience that I have ever felt" (or to what I think a spiritual experience is based on what people more inclined to spiritual things claim).

In 2021 I took a simple telescope my brother bought to my parent's back yard (they live in the outskirts of the city, less light pollution) and we took a picture of Saturn and Jupiter. We could see the rings in Saturn and maybe 5 of Jupiter's big moons. I felt like crying. It is very "pixelated" (bad phone camera sitting on top of the telescope which isn't a good one, and also my brother and I are not skilled into operating the thing).

Anyways, wall of text to say "yes, I have felt emotional when looking up to the sky, quite a few times actually".

If it doesn’t freak you out, there’s something wrong with you.

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