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Trang 3Atnight,whenallthestarsarebright, Ithinkabouttheirtwinklinglight.
Tinydiamondsdotthesky.
Iwatchthemallandwonderwhy.
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Whydoesmyroofofstarsappear
Tobesovery,verynear
Whenevennearbyeveningstars
Arereallyvery,veryfar?
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DistancefromSunto
Earth:92,900,000miles
(149,476,000km)
DistancefromSunto
ProximaCentauri,
theneareststar:
24,792,710,570,256miles
(39,900,000,000,000km)
Youcouldtravelthe distancefromEarthtothe Sunabout266,875times beforereachingProxima Centauri
Trang 4Beyondthemoon,beyondthesun, Thestarscontinue,neverdone.
Sometogether,somealone,
Waitingtobefoundandknown.
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Acrab,adipper,snake,andbear Iseeabullanddogupthere.
GroupsofstarsI’vecometoknow, Nighttimefriendswhocomeandgo.
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Trang 5Canyouguesswhatitmightbe?
Aspinningballofred-hotgas,
Amassive,shining,yellowmass.
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Astarthatshinesthroughouttheday Atnightitseemstogoaway.
Allstarsaresuns,butthisisone
That’soverhead.It’scalledourSun.
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