"I built the observatory because I needed precision. Naked-eye observation was no longer sufficient once I realised the stars were not always in the right places. I needed a record. I needed to be able to say: on this night, at this time, the constellation Orion was here — and on this other night, it was not." — C. Jiang
OBSERVER'S LOG — FIRST ENTRY · 2020-01-04
First night of operation. Calibrated against known stars — Sirius, Vega, Polaris. All in expected positions. Good. Logged 3 hours of observation. Nothing unusual. I thought I was building a hobby. I was building evidence.
OBSERVER'S LOG — 2020-09-08
The night I knew something was wrong. The stars were shifted. Not all of them — specific ones, in a pattern. I have been trying to find the pattern. See coordinates log. I am beginning to wonder if the garden, the corridor I keep seeing from the upstairs window, and the night sky are part of the same thing. I have a meeting with a colleague from the physics department on Thursday. I am going to ask her what she makes of this. Her name is Dr. M. I trust her.