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Rather poetically, the sky is known in astronomy as the celestial sphere or celestial dome. In a way, it protects life on Earth rather like a gardener’s glass cloche shields plants, creating the perfect conditions for them to grow. As well as sheltering us, the sky is a constant reminder of the great potential that surrounds us – the immense universe with its billions of heavenly bodies, from meteorites to planets. Our Sun is but one star among many.

The sky invites us to look up and face the horizon – from witnessing dawn and dusk, to reading the phases of the Moon. While we cannot control the weather, we can learn to meet it with equanimity and benefit from whatever it might bring, sunshine or showers. For who knows what wonders will arrive upon the wind?

‘Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.’

RABINDRANATH TAGORE (1861–1941), Stray Birds