From the Bible Genesis Book Chapter 15 verse 5:
He took him outside and said: "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so," he added, "shall your descendants be."
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PH.HTM
Our ancestors admired the Starry Sky because it made them transcend
On one occasion sleeping flush in a campsite (for good weather only in the sleeping bag), I remember the feeling of vertigo as it is all dark and looking at the starry sky. The feeling is that you are looking up at the sky face down and you can fall, hence the feeling of vertigo. And it makes you feel very small about what's created, and you realize that yes, there's something else
And Heaven aside from helping you pray also allows you to guide yourself
And as a tribute to our ancestors, who from so much looking to Heaven learned to be guided with it, here is this interactive Map of Heaven:
https://www.heavens-above.com/skychart2.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0
At the very least, a fun 😀😀 and a tool to learn,
and who knows if to pray also by observing
References:
Catechism of the Catholic Church click here
525 Jesus was born in a humble stable, into a poor family.202 Simple shepherds were the first witnesses to this event. In this poverty heaven's glory was made manifest.203 The Church never tires of singing the glory of this night:
The Virgin today brings into the world the Eternal
and the earth offers a cave to the Inaccessible.
The angels and shepherds praise him
and the magi advance with the star,
For you are born for us,
Little Child, God eternal!204
Heavens-Above Sky Maps and Sattelites: https://www.heavens-above.com/
The Holy Bible: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM
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