"Arrr! A fiery tailin' star be spy'd from our land after 80,000 moons! Aye, the grandest comet o' the year!"
2024-09-29
Avast, ye scallywags! A comet, lost for over 80,000 moons, be makin’ a grand return to our skies! Keep yer spyglasses ready, for it might grace us twice ‘neath the stars next month. Let’s hope it don’t be a cursed lantern from Davy Jones’ locker! Arrr!
This fuzzy ball o' ice with a tail long enough to tickle a kraken's belly first flashed its charms on the 27th of September and will be peekin’ out again come mid-October, if it don’t break apart after skimming too close to ol’ Sol. 'Tis said it might look like a fuzzy star, but ye might need yer trusty spyglass or even a pair o’ binoculars to catch all its glories!
Our learned matey, Minjae Kim, from the University o' Warwick, tells us this comet be a long-period one, which means it be as unpredictable as a pirate after a pint! So, keep yer eyes peeled, fer if this comet survives its sun-soakin’, it could be shinin’ bright from October 12 to 20, before it sails off into the void for another 80,000 years! So hoist the sails and enjoy the celestial show, ye scallywags!