Scientific And Mystic Wonders of The Night Sky

The starry night sky glimmers, darkens and in some places flickers with almost indescribable cosmic beauty. There you can see stars, planets and moons of planets. You can even see the galaxies streaming like misty clouds in front of your very eyes.

Staring at the night sky is a really ecstatic experience. You can blend in and become lost in the foolishness of your vision. And that’s what it is about — when you see the stars with the lens of foolishness, then you are able to float in its beauty — because the decoration of the heavens sort of defies all constructs of logic that are trying so hard to reduce this mystic wonder down to some underpinning set of rules — yes — stargazing can really break you from the burdens of your overbearing logic and orderliness. However, the sky is not all about foolishness. What’s incredible about it is that it makes no sense but makes perfect sense at the same time.

Constellations

Do you know that the night sky is the portrait of the dreamer? When people look at the night sky, they see all sorts of fantasies in it. They see the cluster of stars as shaped objects — at one place as though a boy is sitting in snow (Ursa Major) — at another place they see a bear (Ursa Minor). So in a way, the stars are like building blocks of your imagination. They are sort of like the first…