Thanks! It is somewhat like a broken sun, is it not....a fractal sun blown to pieces or something. And I hear you; we would definitely still be working to classify an alien in the backyard--I mean it would be a frightening and sublime moment unparalleled with anything the person had ever encountered. Though I do think there is a difference between an alien landing in a craft and appearing versus say something we could not even comprehend--a pure abstraction [say the alien arrives as the presence of some galactic portal of liquid light or merely an otherwordly perception that is beyond our senses but which greatly impacts us somehow and makes itself known]. In the latter case I think the momentary experience would be more of the "blown mind/mouth-agape" kind of reaction that renders all thought useless, whereas the alien landing in a craft would momentarily make one much more quickly 1.) jump into action (since we have already culturally-classified the occurrence of an alien in a craft) and 2.) assess how to deal with the situation. I'm mainly focusing on the momentary experience of some object, and how distanced the viewer is from all "knowledge" and memory in that short instance--the more abstract the object or overall experience the more the onlooker is left alone in his or her great silence....in essentially an almost meditative and pure state, and I feel herein there are positive effects. Thanks so much for making me define and think about it more! & I hope Santa is good to you this year