I enjoyed reading the poem posted by Goldy (Craig), and a thought came to me (I know, hard to believe

).
I thought 'Imagine the interesting Astronomy Poem that could be written by many members together'.
So, here's all you have to do:
1. Write the next 2 lines to continue the flow of the story,
2. copy/paste all the previous lines into your post, then add your 2 lines
Here we go

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THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMY POEM
by IIS Members
Loading the car with excitement and dreams
Starmaps and 'scope and some snacks for the trip,
. . . next