Celestial Brilliance

I have never seen something more beautiful. Last night, student activities initiated one of the coolest events I have ever done in my life. Stargazing.

Though it may seem like a such a simple activity, the brilliance that I, along with several other students and faculty, witnessed cannot be described in words. At around 10 PM, the ship turned off the lights on the observation deck so that the entire sky was illuminated with stars as far as the eye can see. I have never seen anything more beautiful.

In period of 30 minutes, we saw five shooting stars, witnessed the entire Milky Way expand across the infinite sky, and viewed Venus radiate with an orange glow on the eastern horizon- dead ahead of the ship. We are in fact heading in the right direction. That much is clear. 

It was incredible. I have never seen anything like it. One girl even brought out her iPad on the deck, which had an app that when pressed against the open sky, it could tell you exactly where the constellations were, the direction in which you were heading, and the exact position of various celestial bodies. As the iPad was moved, the screen adjusted with you to show the different objects in the sky. The devise was essentially a window to the universe.

Technology continues to boggle the mind. What could possibly be next? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Right now, still Spain bound- mid-Atlantic.

Peace, love, and happiness to all....