Just tracked a faint comet with my old telescope

It was barely visible—just a smudge in the eyepiece, like a breath on glass. I’d been chasing it for three nights, adjusting my tracking software after that last false alarm. When it finally appeared, I held my breath and forgot to breathe. The sky’s still so bright here, but for one moment, I felt like I’d slipped through the noise. It wasn’t named, didn’t have a story. Just a little wanderer, moving slow through the dark. I hope someone else sees it too, someday.