Beezus pulled the Astronomy book where a parchment was slipped beneath its pages closer to her chest. It was Friday, which means it was the start of weekend tomorrow and it also meant that they'd be no class. Well..at least no proper discussions on weekends that is. She opened the door to the Observatory and headed over to a telescope, placing her things on a table next to it.
And because of the fact that it was Friday, she took the opportunity to do her star, no..planet gazing. Yep, because she came here to look for a certain planet. One that she had not tried doing before. Beezus looked at her watch and wrote a log on her parchment as she started her observation.
Based on her Astronomy book, the planet she was going to observe would be visible twenty minutes after the sun sets and twenty minutes before the sun rises as well. But..because their Transfiguration class had taken longer than expected plus she needed to eat dinner first, she did not make it on time after the sun set. Now, she needed to wait until before the sun rises. Oh well..she was hoping she wouldn't fell asleep.
With that thought in mind, the young eaglet headed over to where the telescope was and crouched over it, adjusting its objectives. It was gonna be a long night for her so she hoped that someone would come and probably talk to her while they wait for Venus to appear. Oh! yes, she was going to observe Venus for that was the highlight of the written assignment that Professor Roslund gave them. She just wanted see the beautiful planet with her own eyes. After all, it was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
So, while she was waiting..she peeked at the telescope and busied herself with gazing at some constellations. Beezus stood up and walked over to look at the Constellation Chart pinned on one side of the wall. "
Hmmm..let's see..which constellation should be visible right now?" she questioned as her fingers traced the figures of the constellations there. And then, a certain one caught her eye. Beezus crossed her arms,
"Phoenix eh? -48.57 degrees declination?" She thought for a moment as she bit her lip.
"Oh, that would be fine. I guess the telescope can still see this," she mumbled as she walked back to where her telescope was.
She bent over and peeked on it. It should have taken her about ten minutes before she had focused it on the said constellation.
"So.. that one's Phoenix." Beezus lilted cheekily as she moved further away from the telescope's lens. Maybe she could even spend the night alone just by looking at that constellation after all. Truly, it was just majestic.