I’ll call it… the pillar of creation.
Not to burst the bubble, but i’m pretty sure that, even blocking more than 50% of the aperture, the astronomer still wouldn’t be able to see the person. The astronomer would just see a significantly darker and warped version of the thing behind the person, since the person, much like the various mirror assemblies and mounts inside the telescope, are all wildly out of focus.
“Analyzing humor is a bit like dissecting a frog: You learn how it works but you end up with a dead frog.” - E. B. White
This is an excellent quote.
If he turned around, the viewer would discover Uranus!
I want that hat.
I like to imagine it’s the yarmulke if the year 3000, when we’ve finally begun traveling to outer space.
It’s his hair :)
