Terry Fitzpatrick Homilist January 7-8 2012
On Tuesday night I had the good fortune (or bad fortune) of not being able to sleep, so I got out of bed and went outside to be greeted with a magnificent display of stars. I was in the country away from the city lights so the clarity of the display was all the more spectacular. I had recently paid a visit to the Brisbane Planetarium, where as part of the show they spend 20 minutes explaining the present position of the stars in the summer sky. If you have never gone to the Planetarium, it is well worth a visit. Apart from giving you reclining comfortable chairs, the night sky is placed before you on the domed roof in a way that makes for fascinating viewing.
