“To Chart the Stars, to Measure the Silence, to Ponder Without Alarm”
There is no greater pastime in Eyehasseen than looking up.
Founded in Year 677, in a spirit of respectful curiosity and moderately accurate geometry, the Eyehasseen Astronomical Society has long served as both a scientific institution and a cultural lodestar. It is housed within the Celestial Dome—a brass-domed observatory situated on the eastern rise of Parliament Hill, where light pollution is discouraged and philosophical pondering is mandatory.
🌌 A Society of Stargazers and Scroll-Minders
The Society is composed of astronomers, amateur or otherwise, whose primary duties include:
- Charting the constellations visible above Eyehasseen (and inventing tasteful names for the more stubborn ones)
- Maintaining the National Astrarium—a vast mechanical model of the heavens, largely correct
- Publishing the Royal Almanack of Occasional Eclipses, released with confidence every few years
- Hosting Lunar Tea Nights, during which planetary lectures are paired with shortbread
🪐 Notable Programs
- The Annual Celestial Symposium – An open-air gathering where members read papers on such matters as “The Probable Melancholy of Mars”
- The Watchers of the Fifth Hour – A volunteer corps that observes comets, odd glows, and suspicious blinking
- The Silent Bell Project – Installing brass resonance chimes across the observatory gardens, tuned to planetary frequencies (disputed, but elegant)
🧭 Outreach & Education
Public programs abound. Primary students are invited to tour the observatory and misidentify constellations to their heart’s content. Visitors may attempt telescope alignment (under supervision), and every guest is issued a Royal Sky Map to take home and forget in a drawer.
📜 Membership
Membership is open to those who can:
- Point north without hesitation
- Name three stars without sounding smug
- Remain quiet for 11 minutes when asked
All applicants receive a pin and a minor mystery to solve.
Let us never cease to wonder at the distant lights, nor to write small notes about them in very large ledgers.
Look upward. The sky is generous.