Finally nailed a shot of Jupiter's moons and my dad thought I photoshopped it

After months of failed attempts with my backyard telescope, I finally captured a clear image of Jupiter with all four Galilean moons aligned. I posted it excitedly on our family group chat, and my dad's first response was to accuse me of adding fake stars in some app. Spent the next half hour walking him through basic solar system facts, which was both hilarious and a little heartbreaking. But honestly, his skepticism made me appreciate the shot even more, like a weird astro-nerd milestone.

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ross.finley2h ago

Honestly gotta push back on the "makes the achievement sweeter" idea. Tbh it just gets exhausting. Like with @the_mary's Orion, when your own family's first instinct is to cry fake, it feels like they're undermining the hours of freezing cold and technical struggle. That initial excitement gets replaced by having to defend your basic credibility, and it just drains the joy right out of sharing the win.

the_mary4h ago

Relate so hard to this. My aunt thought my Orion shot was FAKE and demanded 'proof' I was even outside.

the_cora3h ago

Absolutely! My own father questioned my Saturn ring shot, demanding to know how I 'faked' the rings. It's a rite of passage for amateur astronomers, and their skepticism only makes the achievement sweeter.