My Autumn Sky
Last night, as I laid on the deck in the chilly autumn wind gazing up at our little patch of the Southern sky, I was rewarded with a breathtaking sight. The blue-black canvas was littered with stars of various sizes, luminosity, and more colours than I have ever seen before. Sirius the Dog star was twinkling like mad just over the treetops - it flickered brilliant white, blue, green, then white again; Mars was glowing orangey red; the haze of distant stars from the spiral arm of our galaxy splattered overhead; and as if to complete this picturesque scene, two streaks of light raced across the sky - the first shooting stars I’ve seen in years. Even the faint glow of Wellington city’s lights on the horizon couldn’t detract from the splendour of the night sky.
It was only later, that the fear of spiders crawling into my hair compelled me to leave my star-spotting post on the deck.
