It seemed like the edges of the night sky were seared and were pealing away from the comet’s tail. The head started at one horizon and the fluorescent tail lasted until the speck of space rock had reached the opposite end of the sky. My eyes only began to track the shooting star halfway through its glorious flight; my mother witnessed the star the whole way through the sky. It was the first shooting star that could be shown to friends and still seen seconds later. Most comets disintegrate faster than a blink of an eye. If eyes aren’t in the right place at the right time, the star is missed. This space rock, the one that lit up the whole night sky, was exclaimed about for days. I discussed it with friends and there was never any doubt that we gesticulated over the same “star”.Perchance you too were out of the city, gazed heavenward, and witnessed this spectacular comet.
