As Seen On The Cosmos: NASA Tweets Photos From Space During Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Show

Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s highly anticipated version of the Cosmos hit Fox tonight and Twitter has been lighting up with comments under the #cosmos hashtags. Some of those comments have expressed disappointment that Fox has chosen to animate the galaxy instead of showing us real-life pictures. Well, for anyone who felt ripped off by the first few minutes of the new series, check out these photos from NASA.

NASA has been tweeting out real-life photos that correspond with the animations being shown on Fox.

As seen on #Cosmos: Earth, seen here from the @NASANPP VIIRS instrument in brilliant color https://t.co/uHNzpln7NO pic.twitter.com/0N8PvJFpWu

— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: the Sun, seen by @NASA_SDO https://t.co/r7GHxc5bxV pic.twitter.com/6GULS6HFe6

— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: Jupiter, where @NASAJuno will start exploring upon arrival in 2016 https://t.co/YzziwePxyB pic.twitter.com/hgoG2zQf2Y

— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

It’s too early to judge the new series of Cosmos but we can’t fault Fox for using animation. The network is trying to get people to pay attention to the amazing story of our galaxy. Apparently they believe that this…

Are you ready for #Cosmos? Put on your sunglasses because @neiltyson is going to blow your mind https://t.co/E0jf2CO0S7

— The Daily Globe (@Daily_Globe) March 10, 2014

… Has more entertainment value than this.

As seen on #Cosmos: Saturn, currently being explored by @CassiniSaturn https://t.co/T3FSorDNJr pic.twitter.com/9CPlrDI1sS — NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

And maybe they’re right. But I think we can all agree that tonight’s introduction to the Cosmos has a slightly higher production value than the original.

How far we’ve come… Yes, mankind has advanced since Carl Sagan’s #Cosmos aired in 1980. But check out the animation https://t.co/6yPsPseP9c — The Daily Globe (@Daily_Globe) March 10, 2014

Are you watching The Cosmos tonight? If you are, you might want to keep NASA’s Twitter stream open so you can check out some of the amazing real-life images that have been captured of our galaxy.