The backyard was quiet under a vast, glittering sky. Ollie cranked the telescope up high and peered through the lens.
Ollie leaned close and adjusted the dial, counting the stars one by one.
A bright streak zipped across the sky — a comet with a fuzzy white tail! Ollie gasped and nearly tipped the whole telescope over.
Ollie pointed the telescope at a big orange planet with swirling clouds. Three tiny moons drifted across its face, one after another.
Ollie spun the telescope toward a ring planet. The rings caught starlight and shimmered like spilled sugar. Hello, ring planet!
One last look — a whole cluster of stars grouped together like a glowing dandelion puff. Ollie laughed out loud and clapped once, twice.
Ollie stepped back from the telescope and looked up with bare eyes. The sky sparkled back, full of every wonder already there.
Ollie stayed outside a little longer, smiling at the dark, glittering world above.