Becoming a life winner from infancy

Xia Nuo assembled the telescope equipment with his own strength while Fang Guanghui was not allowed to interfere and could only watch from the side.

"By the way, the meteor shower later should be visible to the naked eye, right? Is there any difference watching it through an astronomical telescope?"

"Yes, you don't need a telescope to watch a meteor shower; I'm just using this to look at the stars," Xia Nuo replied while assembling the tube of the astronomical telescope. "An opportunity like this is really hard to come by!"

"But there's something Uncle Fang doesn't understand. Watching stars from home and watching them from Qiankun City, although there's a great distance between the two, there seems to be quite a difference to the naked eye, but is there also a big difference when you look at them through a telescope?"

"Mhm, of course, there is," came the answer. "The main difference is light pollution."

Xia Nuo explained, "In Mei City, the light pollution level is grade 8, here it should only be grade 3."

"Light pollution? Is it because the city lights are so bright that they affect star-gazing?"

"Um... you could say that."

In areas with severe light pollution, even with high-performance telescopes, the details of distant stars and the fainter celestial bodies can also be obscured. Meanwhile, in areas with less light pollution, such as the countryside or mountains, telescopes can reveal more details of the night sky.

Xia Nuo responded perfunctorily to Fang Guanghui's words while adjusting his angle for observing the stars.

Fang Guanghui wanted to ask more, but was pulled aside by Fang You.

"If you don't understand something, just ask me directly; don't keep disturbing Nuo Nuo while he is working."

"Uh..."

Fang Guanghui, although playful, was an adult after all, and his feelings of being unwanted were quite evident.

At that moment, Xia Anyang started fiddling with another set of filming equipment, using the previously mentioned DV.

Fang Guanghui looked on with curiosity, "What are you planning to film?"

"I'm going to do some time-lapse photography so I can capture a beautiful star trail image," explained Xia Anyang.

"Are you filming it for Nuo Nuo's mom to see?"

"Yeah, and also as a keepsake for myself."

After all, it was a precious memory of chasing stars with his daughter.

Listening to this, Fang Guanghui suddenly remembered something, paced back and forth with his head down, then suddenly lay down on the nearby sandy ground, staring at the stars while deep in thought.

By that time, Fang You had stayed with Xia Nuo, who had finished assembling the telescope.

Xia Nuo, having completed the assembly, got up to call Fang Guanghui over to look, only to find him lying on the ground, gazing at the starry sky, deep in thought.

Fang You rarely saw his father in such a reflective state and instantly grew curious.

What is dad thinking about right now?

Fang You and Xia Nuo exchanged glances and shared the same sentiment:

"Let's not disturb Uncle Fang..."

"Yeah..."

As mentioned earlier, the biggest obstacle to star gazing is light pollution apart from that, weather also has a significant impact on observation. With the moon present, star observation is greatly hindered, hence the saying "When the moon is full, the stars are sparse."

Therefore, many astronomy enthusiasts, who could be said to be chasing the stars, depend mostly on the weather, and only when a variety of conditions are met can they find some comfort in their long journey of exploring the galaxy.

Xia Nuo adjusted his telescope, growing more excited as he observed:

"Wow, wow! Seeing stars from Qiankun City really makes a huge difference! So many galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae I couldn't see before are now crystal clear..."

Xia Nuo excitedly stamped his foot in enthusiasm.

"You You, come take a look! See for yourself how amazing it is, I'm telling you!"

Fang You took over the telescope from Xia Nuo and began his observation, sitting on a small stool.

"What you're seeing now is the Dumbbell Nebula, which is 1,360 light-years away from us. It's shaped like a dumbbell, right? Like this feeling when you hold it up."

"And now, looking at the Lagoon Nebula, M8, it's about 5,000 light-years away from us."

"This one is the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. Can you make out the spiral shape, Tuan Tuan? It's about 31 million light-years away."

"31 million?"

"Yeah, unbelievably far, right!"

Xia Nuo said, "That's an astronomical figure."

"This is the Andromeda Galaxy, this light cluster looks exceptionally beautiful, um... how far away is it again? Let me think... also over 10 million light-years."

A light-year is already an incredibly distant concept; when you add millions to that astronomical figure, it becomes even more unimaginably remote.

However, even such remote objects can now be observed with the help of telescopes.

As Fang You gazed at the many stunningly beautiful nebulae within the galaxy, his thoughts began to drift farther away.

"You You, do you think there might be two people on a planet out there, just like us, observing the galaxy at this moment, observing the very star systems we exist in?"

"Hmm... it seems highly probable."

"That's great, I feel the same way, hehe--" said Xia Nuo jokingly as she stuck out her tongue with a giggle.

The universe is vast and boundless, containing billions of galaxies, each with countless stars and planets orbiting them. Considering the vastness of the cosmos and the sheer number of planets, it is entirely possible that other forms of life, even intelligent life, exist somewhere within this vast array.

The splendor of the Milky Way became even clearer through the telescope's lens. Xia Nuo adjusted the angle and showed it to Fang You as they eagerly observed the night sky for a long while, until Xia Nuo finally lay flat on the picnic mat, mimicking Uncle Fang's demeanor.

Subsequently, as if she had discovered a new world, Xia Nuo called over Fang You:

"You You, you've got to lie down and look at this, it's super exciting to watch the stars this way!"

"These stars, You You, can you tell which is which? I know them all!"

Fang You laughed and said, "Then, please tell me about them."

"First, we need to find Polaris. As everyone knows, Polaris is that brightest star in the true north direction, see it?"

Xia Nuo pointed at a twinkling star in the distance, "Ah, the Milky Way we're seeing today is so beautiful, it's almost hard to distinguish Polaris, isn't it?"

"Is it that one?"

Fang You followed the direction of Xia Nuo's wavering finger and pointed it out, and Xia Nuo nodded excitedly, "Right right, over there!"
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"That over there is obviously the Big Dipper, this one is Dubhe, and its name is Spica. Dubhe is very bright, and even in Mei City, you can occasionally see it clearly, and over here is the famous Summer Triangle, with Vega, Altair, and also..."

Xia Nuo proudly recited her extensive knowledge about the stars, and Fang You could deeply sense Xia Nuo's intense and profound love for the starry sky.

Despite being a child not yet nine years old, one who doesn't even do arithmetic well, she knew so much about things millions of light-years away...

However, a child whose eyes are filled with love for what they're interested in.

Is really quite captivating.

As Xia Nuo stared at the brilliant star river, her eyes brimming with starlight, Fang You found his gaze unconsciously resting on the child whose eyes shone with the gleaming light of stars.

Gradually, his thoughts too began to drift.

Though he had not returned to the past, he was living a second life.

Fang You, who could easily achieve success in whatever he did, felt his threshold rise along with the continual strengthening of his talent.

Apart from following the growth targets set by the system and evolving,

Perhaps he should also strive to find what he truly loves, just like Nuo Nuo.

While Fang You was pondering this, a bright light streaked across the star-filled sky.

"The Perseid meteor shower seems to have started!"