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Title text: While weather control is typically thought of as a superpower, the unconscious ability of astronomers and astrophotographers to summon clouds is more properly classified as a curse.

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Astrophotography is the act of taking pictures of very distant (often celestial) objects, such as nebulae. This is done mostly at night, although a certain someone probably could do it during the day. Therefore, an astrophotographer would not need to know about the sun's position while taking photos of the night sky, because the sun is not out when astrophotgraphers are doing astrophotography.

The title text states that they also have a "superpower" which makes clouds always seem to show up in front of the night sky when astrophotographers are near, thereby ruining their photos, which is why the title text classifies it as a curse (maybe)

Transcript

[Cueball, Megan, and White Hat are in a large dark room, presumably a restauraunt, with two tables and a large window. The window is casting a large sunbeam between the two tables.]

Cueball: Let's take the far table. The closer one will be in the sun soon.

[Caption below the panel:]

Astrophotography gives you exactly one extremely minor superpower.

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