the stars
Created | Updated Mar 5, 2002
When you stay out after dark, and you lay your head back and look up in the sky, you see a lot of sparkling little things. At least when it's not raining and there are no clouds. These are called stars - at least those who are not teasers or other kind of starships. All the stars are far, far away and we have to look through a telescope to get a closer look. The most famous one is the Hubble- telescope, which is named after a really smart guy named Hubble (shocking, or what). But the stars are so far away that what we see are the past, we are not able to see the stars as they are - not even through the Hubble-telescope. There is really a great lot more to say about stars, but I guess noone will be sitting here all night to read about them, 'cause if you wanted to do that, you've probably already bought books - and both read and reread them several times, so you know even more than I do about them. The most important thing about the stars though, is that when you lay your head back or lay down on the ground after dark and there are no clouds and you see the stars sparkle in the sky, it is so peaceful and beautiful, and you start thinking about life, the universe and everything, and you know that even if it all will look different from another star or planet or even galaxy, it will still look the same to you. And when you in addition to this, know that the answer to the ultimate question is 42, it all makes perfect sense.
