The night sky is the best free show there is, and it’s been running every night of your life.

Above your roof something enormous is going on for nothing, and it has been doing that since before you were born. Price and novelty are what usually catch your attention, so a thing that is free and always available gets filed as nothing. Being common is not the same as being worth little.

Go outside for ten minutes after dark this week and leave your phone indoors. Let your eyes adjust properly, and notice how much more appears in the last two minutes than the first.