From September 22 to 26, 2025, the atrium on the 4th floor of Xingxiao High School’s senior section was transformed into a "space zone" for the campus Astronomy Festival. Initiated and coordinated by Wang Luyi from Class 12-2, with support from the Astronomy Club, this event kicked off with an immersive interactive experience. Centered around five themes—stars, galaxies, orbits, horizons, and starry skies—the exhibition guided teachers and students to explore the vastness and romance of the universe.

Stepping into the atrium felt like venturing into the depths of space. Planets, probes, and orbits surrounded visitors, creating an immediate sci-fi atmosphere. Classic quotes from The Three-Body Problem drew crowds, with many pausing to take photos. The folding exhibition walls curved like light trails, while the telescope aperture in the photo zone served as a "gate" for observation. The main backdrop, framed by orbital rings, integrated planets, probes, and antennas into a single coordinate system—blending rational structure with aesthetic warmth. As one student exclaimed, "I was drawn in by the beauty at first glance, got the hang of the interactions in 10 minutes, and left with new questions after half an hour."

Following the theme "See—Identify—Model—Express," the Astronomy Festival unfolded its cosmic narrative over five lunch breaks:

During constellation puzzles, students distinguished between real astronomical phenomena and mythological tales. Gliding their fingers over star maps, they seemed to touch the pulse of ancient myths.

In galaxy classification activities, they became "readers of the Milky Way," interpreting the universe’s distant responses through the shapes of spiral and elliptical galaxies.

From assembling a "Kepler Telescope" to identifying "bright spots in the night sky," they turned abstract optical principles into tangible reality, making stars no longer unsolvable riddles.

On the final day, astronomical elements were reimagined through collages, lines, and color blocks created by students. What they had learned over the week was translated into personal "cosmological outlooks," transforming rational understanding into emotional expression.

Throughout the week, Wang Luyi and members of the Astronomy Club stayed on-site to answer questions ranging from "Why is there a 13th constellation?" to "How can we participate in real astronomical research?" It revealed a profound truth: the greatest romance of science lies in turning every pair of stargazing eyes into a glowing word in the poem of the universe.

Wang Luyi began planning the Astronomy Festival shortly after the start of her 11th-grade year. A unique aspect of astronomy is that amateur enthusiasts can also contribute to research. Drawing on the concept of "citizen science," she designed activities like the "Galaxy Classification Challenge"—modeled after the famous Galaxy Zoo project by British research institutions. The core logic is simple: learning to identify galaxy shapes allows participants to provide usable data for scientific research. Through such events, she aimed to turn her personal passion into a shared campus experience—creating a platform for students who love astronomy, while opening a door to science for those new to the field.

"If the universe is a poem, each of us is a word that makes up this poem." When exhibition walls turned into light curves, when a handmade telescope connected to the "horizon" in one’s heart, and when a quick-reference card turned the night sky from "mysterious" to "readable," the spark of science quietly lit up daily campus life. This light, accompanying every gaze upward, will continue to stretch toward more distant stars.