tiny tale #67: Pride goes before a fall :(

They were extremely proud of the new observatory.
One-of-a-kind, unparalleled technology.
They had every reason to be proud.
But the shiny, silver dome proved to be their Achilles heel.
What was meant to monitor their extra-terrestrial neighbours had ended up attracting them instead!

(280 characters)

This post was written in response to the Twittering Tale #157 photo prompt. The Twittering Tale challenge is to tell a story based on the given photo prompt in 280 characters or less. Please visit the link read entries by my fellow bloggers. Huge thanks to Kat Myrman for hosting this challenge.

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