Catalogue No. VII

A Constellation Named Carolina

Observation log
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 · Toronto sky
look up
I. The Finding

Not taught. Recognised.

A constellation is a record of where you were looking when you found something. What follows is seven stars, one for each thing the observer keeps coming back to.

II. The Chart

Carolina, in seven points.

Plate VII 43.65°N · 79.38°W
Constellation Carolina A chart of seven stars named Risa, Nota Vocal, Ultimo, Casa, Familiar, Origen and Fija, connected by thin golden lines to form a constellation centred on Casa. Risa Nota Vocal Último Casa Familiar Origen Fija

Fig. 1  ·  Carolina constellation
plotted from a balcony in Toronto, naked eye

III. The Catalog

Seven stars, catalogued.

Casa
Mag 0.9
Feels like home regardless of where the observer is standing.
Último
Mag 1.1
The last word held before sleep. Said in a voice only the observer hears.
Risa
Mag 1.2
Heard on a call. Train of thought, derailed, permanently.
Origen
Mag 1.3
Every map drawn from this night forward begins here.
Nota Vocal
Mag 1.4
Observed three replays before the observer noticed.
Familiar
Mag 1.5
Recognised slowly. Then completely.
Fija
Mag 1.0
Fixed coordinates. Cannot be navigated around.
IV. Field Notes

A note from the observer.

Entry No. VII 14.04.2026 · Toronto

For the girl written into my constellations,

I have spent a lot of quiet nights looking up, baby. Counting things I could not reach, tracing lines between stars I would never touch. It is a strange habit, loving something that far away. But I kept doing it, night after night, because somewhere in all of that distance I started to recognize something familiar.

I found you the way you find a constellation you were never taught. Not all at once. Slowly, and then completely. A laugh on a call that made me lose my train of thought. A voice note that I replayed three times before I even realized I was doing it. The way you say my name when you are sleepy, like it is the last word you want to hold before you let go of the day.

Of everything I have ever looked up at, mi amor, you are the thing I keep coming back to. Not because you are the brightest point in the sky. Because you are the one that feels like home no matter where I am standing.

So here is my observation, logged and recorded and permanent: you are fixed in my sky now. And every map I draw from here starts with you 🥰

I love you ♥️ to the moon and back.

De todas las estrellas, siempre tú.

Your astronomer, always

V. One More Star

Not in the sky.

There is one more star on this chart, but it is not in the sky. You have met it on cold mornings. It already knows your name.

Locate it