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| A TUBE OF MIRRORS |
Newtonian Reflector Telescope
the universe
in a tube of mirrors
un-earthed at the church bazaar
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and already
my first discovery!
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through clouds
one cannot see far
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The telescope patiently waits for the clear winter nights when we shall together probe the mysteries of the Milky Way Galaxy, our home galaxy which is one of 400,000,000,000 galaxies; each one containing billions of stars and trillions of other objects such as quasars, black holes, comets and planets etc., etc., according to a riveting Discovery documentary I watched on TV the other night. It's my first telescope. It's a new hobby. One is never too old to learn.
I'm a great believer in the notion that trying and experiencing the new keeps one forever young. And so today, as I anticipate winter's clear nights, in the spirit of Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Hawking, Patrick Moore, Galileo and others, I say to those others, like me, who stand in awe when they look to the diamonds sparkling in the heavens: Ad Astra!*
I'm a great believer in the notion that trying and experiencing the new keeps one forever young. And so today, as I anticipate winter's clear nights, in the spirit of Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Hawking, Patrick Moore, Galileo and others, I say to those others, like me, who stand in awe when they look to the diamonds sparkling in the heavens: Ad Astra!*
*Is this how astronomers greet each other? If not maybe it should be.
We are lucky Gwil that we live in an area with very little artificial light, so that on a starry night we have fantastic skies. Good luck with your sky-searching.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat, and here also on moonless winter nights it can get quite dark even on the edge of the city. Good for us all to look up now and then I think.
ReplyDeleteWe are fortunate Gwil that we reside in an place with very little synthetic mild, so that on a starry evening we have amazing air. Best of fortune with your sky-searching.
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