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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', despite being set BeneathTheEarth, manages to pull off a SecondHandStorytelling version of this using sparkling ceiling stones. The Echo Flowers in an area of Waterfall record wishes whispered by monsters to these stones, which unsurprisingly include a wish to see the actual stars. There are two telescopes in this area for the player to use: one has a clue painted over the lens, and the other, managed by Sans, has some red stuff on the other end.

[[caption-width-right:350:Even lions can admire [[CallBack big balls of gas burning billions of miles away]].]]

* ''Literature/MandsfieldPark'': Edmund and Fanny talk about the sublimity of Nature, about stars and how gorgeous they are. From the house, they can see Arcturus looking very bright and the Bear. Fanny wishes to see Cassiopeia and Edmund encourages her to go outside with him to "have star-gazing" but he wants to stay inside to hear his sisters and their guests singing. He somehow forgets about the stars, to Fanny's great disappointment.

When some characters are having a peaceful night together, there's a good chance they will take a moment to admire the stars. They may try and MakeAWish (often with [[WishUponAShootingStar a shooting star]]), or point out constellations, or even speculate about what's out there in space. Sometimes this leads to a romantic moment with the peaceful atmosphere, but the characters involved can be friends or family and the scene can still work. The moment could even feature a single character, which often gives the scene a much lonelier feeling.

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** Also - a couple of instances where Skywise uses this as a pick up line for getting an elven girl to lie down. This happens with Ruffel early on, and is later taken up by Newstar, to get ''Skywise'' to comply.

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-->'''Sugata ''(to himself):''''' She doesn't have the first clue what she is any more than I do. So the problem becomes a question: who sent Ikaros to Tomoki?

* ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty'' has a unusually somber example. A distracted Ikaros is staring at a brilliant full moon when a suspicious Sugata confronts her about her identity, powers, and origins. Her dour responses convinces him that she's the blank slate she claims to be.

* ComicBook/{{Elfquest}} has this as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for Skywise (who else?) at the beginning of the very first story arc, where he and Cutter has a moment of friendship together after the rescue of Redlance, and right before the forest is set on fire. The scene has a parallell at the end of the ''Final Quest'' arc, where the two paraphrase the same conversation, while they prepare for the final farewell.

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--> Linus: "It could be a star, or maybe even a satellite."
--> Sally: "It could be a satellite! I wonder..."

* VideoGame/ToTheMoon shows one [[spoiler:between Johnny and River when they were still kids.]]

** In "Mother Simpson": When Homer's long-lost mother is [[YouCantGoHomeAgain forced to flee Springfield]] after a brief reunion, Homer tearfully waves her goodbye as she [[RidingIntoTheSunset drives into the sunset]], then sits and watches the stars as the credits roll.

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** In "Brother from the Same Planet", Homer and his new "little brother" Pepi sit and look at the stars, something the latter has never done because he's lived in the city all his life. Homer tries to name some constellations, which are all members of the Dallas Cowboys.