I logged into the Gemini South livestream expecting wonder. Two hours of watching real scientists track an interstellar comet—building blocks from another solar system, they said. The chat exploded with excitement when that first blurry image appeared. "You're looking at someone else's home," the astronomer said. Everyone gasped. I stared at my laptop screen, waiting to feel something. These people in Chile were doing the work I thought I wanted. Calibrating telescopes, measuring spectra, chasing cosmic visitors that would never return. Pure discovery. Raw science. I should have been inspired. Instead, I felt hollow. Like I was watching through thick glass—close enough to see the passion, too far to touch it. They talked about limited telescope time, rare opportunities, the urgency of catching this comet before it disappeared forever. I closed the stream early. Some nights, even wonder feels like work. #Science #ImposterInTheRoom #LabBurnout