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Captain Beakon’s
Star Watch

A four-page night-sky story about clouds, patience and spotting a planet beside the moon.

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Begin the story
Captain Beakon carries his telescope up a hill at dusk as clouds roll in.
Page 1 of 4

Captain Beakon carries his telescope to the highest hill for a rare planet watch. At once, a bank of cloud covers the sky.

Luckybug points to a gap in the clouds while Captain Beakon sets up the telescope.
Page 2 of 4

Luckybug finds one star through a narrow gap, but the cloud closes again. She wants to leave; Captain Beakon suggests giving the sky five patient minutes.

Captain Beakon looks through the telescope as the sky clears beside a crescent moon.
Page 3 of 4

The cloud thins, and a bright planet appears beside the moon. It does not twinkle like the nearby stars; its light looks calm and steady.

Captain Beakon and Luckybug sit together on the hilltop under the stars.
Page 4 of 4

Everyone takes a turn, then sits in quiet wonder after the planet disappears. Luckybug decides waiting was part of the discovery, not time wasted before it.

The end · Great reading

What did Captain Beakon use to look far away?

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A telescope.

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