Night
A beginner's map of the August sky
No streetlights for two kilometres. On clear nights the Milky Way reaches the sea.
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There are no streetlights on our side of the island, and on a clear August night the Milky Way seems to touch the water.
Start with the Summer Triangle: three bright stars almost overhead. Follow the pale band south and you reach Sagittarius, low over the sea. Around the twelfth of the month, lie on the roof and count the Perseids. We bring blankets.