A Trip in the Sky

Last Tuesday, I had a wonderful trip in the sky through the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium located on the campus Yale university in Farnam Gardens. A young woman announcer guides everyone in the crowded observation room travelling from the earth to the solar system, then to the galaxy and then to the entire cosmic space through her sweet explanation.  The whole journey cost about an hour. Then, through the two permanently mounted telescopes, I reached some specific planets and stars. Through the historic eight-inch reed refractor mounted in the east dome, I arrived at the moon nearest the earth. Lots of pits on the surface immediately presented in front of my eyes, and the canary yellow of the surface like a mysterious veil raised rich imagination. The other computer-controlled, 0.4 meter reflecting telescope led me closer to the Saturn, which looked like a big red ball with a red fire circle, spectacular and beautiful. The mysterious world  is full of infinite charm.