A Fan of the Stars

Date: 2/15/2018

I had a dream where an old man who was a huge fan of stars was sad that not many people actually go out to stargaze. He could only talk to me about his passion for stars because I am also a huge fan of space in general. During one conversation, he made a promise that in one year, he would organize an event that would attract people from around the world and reignite everyone's passion for stars. Fast forward to a year later. The man invited me and two other people to join the event in a special reserved area with the best view. We left at exactly 7:30pm and went on this long journey to reach the specific place the event was taking place. The event took place on top of a hill in a national park. Obviously it was crowded but it didn't matter since the best area to stargaze was reserved for us. We reach our reserved spot and I noticed that there seemed to be more stars than usual. The stars lit up the night sky and dyed it in a shade of light blue. It was so bright that I had no problem walking around without a flashlight or any other light source to guide me. The planets in our solar system were so close to earth. I could see parts of saturn, neptune, uranus, and mercury faded in the distance. If I payed close attention, I could see the planets rotating on their axis. So the event starts and the man who created the event walks in front of the crowd with a microphone tearfully thanking everyone for coming and that he is so grateful his dream has come true. Once he finished talking, soft piano music began to play in the background. What made the moment even more magical was the fact that despite the large crowd, no one said anything. Everyone stayed silent as they stared in awe at the stars and planets.