Favourite of favourites

Some times it’s difficult to say which one is a better season. The monsoon which transforms the landscape with its magic wand or the wonderful winter that comes with long nights and clear skies (Nevertheless, there is immense joy in both these which cannot be ignored)! So gearing up for welcoming the winter (read clear skies) is a long awaited sensation after the one third year of rains! The favourite of the favourites become tricky to sort.

The rising of Moon over the building,

The tracing of constellation lines in imagination and weaving stories,

The winter chill making the telescope tube cold,

or the hot mug-o-chino under the dark sky!

The sight of the Milky Way,

or running up the terrace to watch Venus even as the Sun is setting

Pondering about which phase of the Moon is the most beautiful,

or is it the Moon itself?

Simply lying down and counting the meteors

Or false alarm planes.

Sleeping the whole day

to be awake the entire night!

Finding the Pole star the Big Dipper way

Not missing out the happy duo Mizar-Alcor.

Wishing the telescope turning into a huge Hubble-like-thing

and site into Class 1 Bortle!

Waiting for the Bull, the Lion and the Scorpio,

the blue giant and red super giant!

Trying to imagine where a star would be in the Hertzsprung-Russel,

Or knowing that the planet in opposition is there to accompany you through the cold hours.

The Messiers and much more!

Loving the silent stillness of the night,

Yet knowing that seemingly insignificant points are reciting their evolution aloud!

The sound of the night-These are a few of my favourite things!