Perhaps I've been using the wrong word. You are, of course, correct in your argument. We could not fully appreciate the beauty of any celestial object without being in its vicinity. We may not even be able to do so without interfering with its natural setting. But by beauty, I didn't mean anything aesthetically appealing to any of the five sense. I meant that there is something magnificently exceptional about it which should remain undisturbed. I suppose I should have used the term exceptional rather than beautiful.

Towards D3V, KA, and Jizmo: This is why I write the way I do. I don't do it to be pedantic. This is a prime example of what happens when you use ambiguous terms. Had I used the term "exceptional" rather than "beautiful," it would have saved me an entire paragraph.

ROFL! Would be an interesting ride.