It looks pretty hazy to me, like there's still a lot of light pollution washing it out. The core should be way more defined against the dark sky. Maybe it's the camera settings, but my shots from a real dark site show way more stars and depth. This just seems faint and grainy compared to what you can actually see out there.

Lol that's so true. But it's wild how video calls can also make distance feel smaller in a bad way, like now my dad expects me to be free every Sunday even though we're in totally different time zones.

Oh man, that's so true. I used to keep a bent paperclip in my glovebox just to jump the OBD port and count the check engine light flashes.

Turn off the forge and let them do the cold work first. My kid started by just polishing finished pieces with sandpaper, then moved to simple filing. You keep total control of the hot stuff while they learn the feel of the metal. It's all about watching their every move and setting those hard rules before anything gets warm.