stargazing is like a drug to me;
ever since i peered through my neighbor’s
telescope as a young boy, i was hooked.
the way the brilliant stars of the pleiades
suddenly came into crystal clear focus
did something permanent to my brain,
and i keep looking for that same high,
but it’s never as good as the first time.
when i’m out there, lost in the stars,
nothing else matters but the bliss.
when it’s cloudy for too many nights,
i go into severe withdrawal–
stargazing is a hell of a drug.
–photo by me
michaeljordahl 
yes, I feel the same too , only I did not have the good fortune of peering through a telescope!
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If I close my eyes, I can still see them as bright and magical as that first time. Thanks, Yassy!
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For me it was the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
(I missed the aurora again last night. How can folks far south of me get it and I see nothing?)
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I don’t know, do you have a lot of light pollution? And yea, the cluster in Hercules (M 13, I think) is a real sight to see! Thanks, Bart!
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That might be the best explanation for my failure to see the aurora. I could pick out Polaris and the Pole Guardians and they’re magnitudes 2 and 3 but couldn’t see any of the dimmer stars in the Little Dipper.
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Yea, it doesn’t take much city light or yard light to make them impossible to see.
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The night sky brings endless hours of beauty and wonder. Gorgeous post, Michael.
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Thank you, Michele!
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You’re welcome! 💫
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