Thanks for encouragement suggestions, @jayna. You're right, I left you in the dark. Know why? Because I cut the story due to words count. But I dint't want to reveal the words count because it would disturb the idea of gradual development of the characters and conflicts. I continue the story and provide more information about the protagonist's mission and Aurora.
And, yes. I have to take care of misspelling and vocabulary.
If you want to know what the shadow play is, here the answer. Check the image source link to read the explanation of the image.
Ah, interesting. Thanks for that link to the NASA site, @vasigo. I went to the link and read about it. That's really cool! But there's nothing there that says "shadow play."
I really like that haunting term in your story. I just think it needs to be explained within the story's context. Even one sentence would do!
I didn't see your second draft come through. It's too late to post the final draft now, as the deadline has passed, but you're welcome to edit the original draft if you choose.