For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (300): Inertia of Inertia (146)

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (text and photos) and Florin Alexandru Stancu (design)

Published: Tuesday, October 06 2020 18:45

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A MORNING LIKE NO OTHER
Astro-photo-poem (cosmopoem) by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

I suffered a lot
because I could not go outside Bucharest
to see Comet NEOWISE
because of the pandemic,
but I was glad for those who could do it. 

However, on July 11, 2020,
I made a desperate attempt
to see that comet from a high block.

I started with Capella above the city,
but when I looked further,
that proud star almost disappeared,
while Venus appeared so dominant
that she covered
her stellar neighbor Aldebaran.

Then I watched the zone of the comet,
but… nothing!

However, although disappointed,,
I used my camera
in the same direction…
and the unexpected result:
a ghostly silhouette!

At dawn,
Venus still continued to shine.

Finally, atmospheric birds
announced the sunrise
and consoled me that
comets are also a category of birds
that fly through the void.