#comet sightings

[eh-spicy]

tried my hand at making the heart cutout panties inspired by @theysies

(ok to rb)

[ufosandme]

The Fireball that Followed a Night of UFO Sightings

May 20, 11:23 PM Last night, I was just being a regular human. I wasn’t thinking about UFOs, portals, ancient bloodlines, or hybrid programs. No cosmic transmissions. No high vibe downloads. Just me, cruising home, listening to The Wall by Pink Floyd, vibing hard in my own mundane little corner of Earth. And it felt good, you know? Grounded. Normal. That rare kind of night where you’re fully…

[iamthecomet]

dewther love at first sight🙏🙏 begging on my knees comet i love your writing

Hi!! Thank youuuu ♥♥♥ Happy love at first sight day! Mushy May prompts by @forlorn-crows

Here's 500ish words of Dewther love at first sight--because of course.

Dew notices the difference as soon as he wakes up. Dragged from a deep sleep by the sound of the Ghoul Wing waking up around him. He's warm, weighed down by miles of blankets. He's in Ifrit's bed, the smell of cardamom and wood smoke surrounding him. He blinks awake. The bed is empty next to him cold. But the fire is roaring, of course.

He can feel the crackle of ozone in the air, smell the sulfur underneath the scent of Ifrit.

Summoning day.

Fuck.

Ifrit promised he'd wake him up—not let him sleep through it. But, Ifrit has never been reliable about things like that. He probably woke up—looked at Dew's face and couldn't stand to wake him.

Dew shoves what feels like 50 pounds of blankets off and stands. He dresses quickly, tripping over his uniform, nearly forgetting his mask.

The last summoning they had Dew's. He came first with Mountain right on his heels. He hasn't had a chance to see one yet. Ifrit told him it wasn't important—nothing to see, which is probably why he didn't wake him.

Dew is going to drown him once he gets his hands on him.

This is the last ghoul they need for the band, they'll round it out. Whoever steps through today is pack, will be family. Dew wants to see them when they step through. Wants to smell the pit on them before humanity washes it away.

He makes it just in time. Sliding into a space between Zephyr and Mist, sending a growl in Ifrit's direction as the fire ghoul reaches for him.

"You promised," he hisses.

"I tried, you were out."

"Bullshit."

Ifrit shrugs, either not willing to engage in the arguement or too distracted by what is happening in the center of the room.

Papa stands at the head of the summoning circle. Clergy members and other ghouls stand at the other points. The candles are lit. The room smells heavily of inscence and ozone.

The circle is dark—inert—while Papa recites latin at it, so quietly Dew can't make out the words. Then, with sudden crack the lines begin to glow violet. They pulse to the beat of some ancient heart.

Most ghouls have to have some part of their element available for them grab onto. There had been potted flowers for Mountain, a basin of water for Dew, but quintessence doesn't need that.

Quintessence is everywhere, everything.

The new ghoul appears out of nothing.

The second he does, Dew feels the ground shift beneath him. Something siesmic that no one else seems to feel. Like the very foundations of Dew and the world he stands on have shifted—reoriented.

The new guy smiles as Papa talks to him, it's big and bright and Dew feels like the sun has just come out after a week of rain.

"Oh fuck," he whispers to himself, and Zephyr nudges him. Dew doesn't look at them—can't. Because something is cracking apart in his chest and he can't look anywhere but at the new guy. Not that the new guy is looking anywhere else either.

Dew feels pinned. Held under the gaze of this ghoul who is looking at him like he has crossed lifetimes looking for him.

"Aether," the new ghoul says—prompted by a question Dew doesn't hear. His name he realizes too late. His name is Aether.

Aether breaks eye contact first, turning to face Omega. Those dark eyes still dragging back over to Dew every few moments like he is magnetic.

Dew can't think. The rest of the summoning doesn't matter—might as well not happen. He's torn between the need to walk over there, to say something and the wish to run. To hide. To pull himself out from under the weight of…whatever this is.

So—when everyone else moves and formation breaks, Dew stays put, frozen, rooted. Aether finds him.

Later—it will feel right. Aether always finds him. Today and every day after. This, Dew only sees in hindsight, was dawn breaking over eternity. There is nowhere he can go after this, that Aether cannot follow.

Aether holds out a hand for Dew to shake. This close he can smell the lavender on him, the ozone. Dew feels like he's come home after a long tour—it's so strange—he doesn't even know this guy.

"I'm Dewdrop—Dew mostly." Dew says and Aether smiles and Dew knows he will do anything to see it again and again. He's gone for this guy and they haven't even said two words to each other. Aether's eyes glimmer with that strange quintessence knowledge that Dew still doesn't quite understand. It's unnerving in Omega—in Aether it feels—easy, warm, comforting.

"Hi, Dew." Aether squeezes his hand, doesn't let go. "I've been looking for you."

[zukosdualdao]

i'm literally insane about the last agni kai and the lightning scene(s). i swear i've rewatched it 10+ times since my last rewatch of the show (which was my first watch in years) and like. azula sees katara come into view from behind. zuko doesn't. he follows azula's gaze and sees katara and is immediately horrified. he doesn't even think or hesitate because he doesn't have time and for once he doesn't have to look back at azula to figure out what she's doing because he knows what she's doing and he won't let it happen. time dwindling into slow motion as a haunting score plays? and zuko literally yelling out "no!" because that lightning absolutely cannot hit katara. as soon as he sees it there's no chance of that ever happening. and then katara watching in horror as the lightning flashes against features in what is probably one of the most hauntingly beautiful animated moments of the show? zuko hitting the ground still convulsing with lightning and katara crying out "zuko!" and immediately trying to run to him before azula attacks again? and the next scene we cut back to with them, zuko is groaning weakly and trying to lift himself up, and we see katara literally gasp in surprise as she realizes he's still alive (i'm sobbing because i do quite literally think she thought he was dead) and immediately tries to run to him again, nevermind that she knows azula is still there, and the hand katara uses for healing is already doused in water as she reaches for him. but then azula starts attacking again. and zuko, despite literally being in so much pain that he can't stand and can barely even move at all without whimpering, still tries to reach for the spot where he can see azula attacking katara. katara is forced to hide from azula's attacks. and as azula is mocking "zuzu, you don't look so good" down to zuko, the perspective shot is such that you can SEE that katara is also looking at where he lies prone in the distance, surrounded by flame (probably wondering how much time they have before it really is too late) before looking back up at azula and realizing she needs to defeat her as quickly and handily as possible so katara can get to zuko. obviously katara would have done this anyway (the whole reason they were THERE was to halt the continued cycle of the imperialist regime of the fire nation), but the scene is specifically framed as katara trying to figure out how to stop azula so the obstacle to her getting to zuko is no longer in the way. katara's defeat of azula was epic and deserves its own post. but then after making sure azula is securely chained, she runs to zuko, looks at him with such immense sadness and horror and fear as she hears him in so much pain, tenderly turns him over so she can get a good look at the wound. and she cups his head? briefly but so gently? so that he won't hit it as she turns him over? and when she tries to heal him you can tell she is so genuinely unsure if it will even work, and so relieved that she starts crying tears of joy when she sees it has (at least enough to keep him alive and somewhat lessen his pain.) they thank each other (and you can tell it's still really hard for zuko to talk and his eyes are barely open but he thanks her anyways i'm.) and she thanks him back and!!! when he starts to try to sit up she makes a little surprised face and then immediately helps him to do so (and puts a tender hand to his chest while she does!!!) and obviously that last shot of them standing together is also one of emotional support, but katara's hand on his back is also partly because i still think (and certainly katara still thinks) trying to walk/stand on his own would be a bad idea, so it's definitely not happening.

[lemongogo]

[y2kinnow]

i love pakistani humor

[23fallencomets]

FOP Go Camping!

ya girl knows a thing or two about camping and hiking so enjoy! this is from @dozyisdead’s prompt which was just FOP (among other things but i miss FOP) and i couldn’t agree more. also im from california so the boys are in Sequoia National Park :)

“This is dumb.”

“You’re dumb.” Fred mumbles, swatting Logan with one hand as he tries to mess with the music. Logan grumbles, crossing his arms as he flops back onto his seat.

“Local Florida man would rather get stranded in the Atlantic than sleep for three nights in California’s national forests, more at 12.” Oscar says, a little too awake for someone who only slept three hours over the last two days.

To be fair, Oscar has driven the first three hours out of Nevada after Fred had fallen down a rabbit hole of things one can do at Sequoia National Park a few days ago. Since there was a few weeks in between their next schedule, they got everything they needed for a spontaneous camping trip.

They had shoved everything in the little Civic they had rented once they got everything and hit the road at eight in the morning. The GPS said they would get to the camping ground—which Fred had miraculously found an opening for—by two in the afternoon, maybe three if they were lucky.

Oscar had knocked out the second Fred had gotten behind the wheel, curled up with his hoodie over his head. They were supposed to switch off in thirty minutes but traffic was still flowing and the nearest exit was still a few minutes away.

“Why are you even awake?” Logan asks, angling his body to look at Oscar. He still looks sleepy, eyes half lidded and heavy eye bags under said eyes. Oscar shrugs, fighting with the seatbelt as he tries to sit up.

“How far are we?” Oscar asks, squinting at the GPS. The 3hrs seems a little horrifying as he sits back, blinking hard as Logan hands him a little container of food and a cool Gatorade.

He eats the fruit as Fred and Logan continue to bicker over the music, the cadence of their voices overlapping each other almost soothingly as he tries to not fall asleep again.

Eventually they switch off and Logan drives a little faster than necessary, but they get there alive, pay the camping fare and get directed to their campsite.

It’s quite gorgeous, tall trees with red bark spiraling upwards until Oscar has to tilt his head all the way back just to see the tops of tree. He feels a little out of place, like if it’s a privilege he’s seeing any of this.

Between the three of them they set up their campsite, putting all their food in their designated bear-proof containers and tackle the four person tent. None of them know how to set it up and it takes them longer than necessary to finally put it all together.

Fred gets snappy around the four hour mark so Logan forces him to sit down on the a tree stump and eat a sandwich while they inflated the air mattress. The tent was surprisingly pretty big from the inside and the two mattresses fit easily.

After that it’s just arranging a few things before they can get started on an early dinner. While Logan and Oscar had been organizing the tent—and Fred had recovered from being hangry—he had started on a small campfire within the designated fire pit.

Some local in the market that had found on their way out of Nevada had recommended some meat that they can cook over the fire and how much they would need for three guys on a three day-two night camping trip. Along with that they had bought stuff for s’mores because Oscar and Fred clearly did not understand the inherent importance of s’mores mad over a fire pit.

“There’s this rock, Moro Rock and it’s 350 steps to the top.” Fred says while they make dinner, “It’s not that far from here, probably like twenty-thirty minutes.”

Logan nods, “There’s some sick trails,” He says holding up the map, “The dudes a few campsites over recommended the Meadow trail.”

With a formed plan, they finish cooking and eating before figuring out their sleeping arrangements. In the end, Logan and Oscar share one of the air mattresses while Fred sleeps on the other. They had bought thick blankets as they (read: Oscar) had the foresight to check the weather and it was supposed to be pretty icy at night.

When Logan and Oscar wake up, they find Fred tucked up against Oscar, the cold clearly having gotten to him. It takes a while for all of them to get up, the cold making them want to lay in bed a bit longer.

They revive the fire and make a quick breakfast before changing into the proper attire for hiking. They did buy hiking boots but the weather was supposed to heat up later in the day so it was shorts, a long sleeve, a backpack with snacks and water bottles, and a light sweater.

Oscar is reading fun facts throughout the drive to the actual park and Logan forks over the $35 day fee.

The rock itself is impressive but Oscar looks at the steps apprehensively. They curl around the formation of the mountain, a single chain separating the upward and downward traffic and keeping hikers within the steps.

They get halfway up before Logan starts regretting his decision, his calves and thighs burning with each step. Fred is barley ahead of him and clearly having the time of his life as Oscar grumbles behind him. The view is gorgeous, snow capped mountains visible even from where they were. The air is slowly warming up the longer they go and by the time they reach the top, Logan is tempted to throttle an exhilarated Fred.

The three crowd around one of the information boards, reading about the Sierra Nevada and the Great Western Divide.

“I’m never trusting you again.” Logan mutters, his breathing heavy as he leans against Fred. The air is obviously thinner here due to the elevation and Logan is almost itching to go back down. It had taken a little over an hour and a half to climb and he knows it’ll be quicker on their way down.

“Enjoy the moment, you dick.” Oscar says, poking Logan’s side causing him to jerk. Fred giggles, taking a photo of the scenery, smile soft as he leans into Logan. He can’t help the heavy breath, the slight tremble in his legs as he lets himself relax. It’s still early enough that there’s not that many people, allowing them to enjoy each others presence.

It is grounding, seeing the expanse of forest ahead of them. It makes Logan feel better, a bit more at ease as Fred takes a picture of all three of them, sweaty and properly flushed before clapping his hand.

“This is going to be fun.”

And it was.

[leasthaunted]

Episode 123: Lights! Phoenix! Action!

Garth has returned from his special assignments, and Cody has returned from Phoenix with a tale to tell. Get out your telescopes and potato cameras, look upwards and through the past to the mid 90's as we explore one of the largest mass UFO sightings in history! And along the way we'll take a ride on a warthog too. 

As always, please come join the episode discussion on the Least Haunted Discord!

Enjoy the images and videos below!

Newspaper article with artists interpretation of eye witness accounts of UFO that flew over Arizona March 13th, 1997.

Flight path of UFO. Starting in Henderson, Nevada and finishing near Tucson, Arizona. A route of approximately 370 miles or 546 Kilometers. This was traveled in 1.25 hours.

At 10:00 pm Mike Crispin looks southward across Phoenix towards "South Mountain" and captures this footage.

Approximate line of sight of Mike Crispin, with his position being the North (top) end of the line.

Arizona Governor Fife Symington III holds a press conference about The Phoenix Lights with an aide dressed as an alien.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II aka "The Warthog" Close Air Support (CAS) jet aircraft. Development began in 1972, and it entered into service in 1977. Headquartered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

The General Electric GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling Gun.

The Gau-8 Avenger can fire 3,900 30 millimeter depleted uranium rounds a minute. The round on the left is the 30 millimeter round, with the left being the round of a 30.06 rifle for comparison.

The Barry Goldwater Gunnery Range and Training Area.

The LUU2 Illumination Parachute Flare.

Sales Brochure for the flare with selected specs. Note that it is a A-10 Warthog that is shown deploying the flare in official promotional material for the hardware.

A video Analyisis of the Crispin footage that shows what is really going on with the second set of lights seen on March 13th, 1997.

Enhanced image from the video that shows the night time lights superimposed on top of daylight footage from the same exact spot and angle. This proves that the lights were beyond South Mountain, and confirms the official explanation of a LUU2 flare training exercise over the Barry M. Goldwater Gunnery Range.

GARTH'S CORNER!

Comet Hale-Bopp

Alan Hale, Astronomer and one of two discoverers of the comet.

Thomas Bopp (1949-2018), the other discoverer of the comet.

Model of the path of Comet Hale-Bopp, credit for the animations goes to Phoenix7777 posted on Wikipedia - working from Data source: HORIZONS System, JPL, NASA.

3D model of the same

Heaven’s Gate website, which is still active.

How to report a comet: https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/how-to-report-a-comet-discovery/

[kaitos-apod]

INTRO POST!

Roger, roger! One-two, one-two-three… This is Kaito Momota, Luminary of the Stars, SHSL Astronaut reporting!

If you know me, you know I check out NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day every morning, but recently I’ve been wanting to share it with more people (besides just sending my buddies the link every day), with my own commentary to spice it up!

But also, if you REALLY know me, you’d know that I’m pretty shitty with keeping up with stuff like this, even if it’s about my favorite thing ever. Sorry if I miss a day sometimes!

Feel free to shoot me an ask about whatever you want, whenever! Whether you’ve got an astronautical question, your own astrophotography, or if you just wanna talk!

Happy to serve you guys!

OOC below ⟢ (+ graphic creds, tag guide)

Hey I’m the mod. Call me Comet! I’m a Kaito fictive (sourcemates int NOW), I use sol/sun/sols or he/him, and I’m bodily an adult 👍

This blog is just for getting my hyperfixation juices out lol so I don’t wanna do any serious long-form roleplay here. Other roleplay blogs can interact tho, and idm fooling around with whatever ships you like! I’m not afraid of making Kaito fall in love with literally everyone bc That’s How I Am Too. There'll be sexual humor too but I'll keep it down due to Danganronpa's weird fucking annoyingly vague ages

Also this isn’t part of any AU rlly uh?? Think of it like that weird limbo that chatfics r always in idk 💀 VR postgame????? Yeah idfk I talk about space

GRAPHICS CREDS: sprite edit in icon, manga render in banner, dividers

The replycons are mine! Find the frame on my system's resource blog here

Tag guide: apod ⟢ (daily gimmick posts), training time ⟢ (info/updates), heroic advice ⟢ (asks), sidekick cameo ⟢ (interaction chains), comet sighting ⟢ (ooc)

[cassmouse]

Day 3 of Seele's rerun banner... No Seele

[eh-spicy]

after-work fit

(ok to rb)

[taratarotgreene]

80,000 year cycle comet visible, spiritual meaning

A comet that flew by 80,000 year ago is visible now and comets are harbingers of disasters and change. Read more about what this means spiritually

Comet that flew by 80,000 years ago is visible this weekend. Hail the ancestors. “Are you ready for a naked-eye comet? Although there are never any guarantees when it comes to comets, astronomers have high hopes that Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will be visible in the hour before sunrise on four successive mornings this week. Further windows of naked-eye visibility in the evening sky…

[sh00ting-4-st4rz]

[I’d like to see you try. Only tokens can get them so far,, if you you managed to kill me, they would be dead.]

[And it would be your fault.]

(Comet grabbed onto some the smoke that made up Anwir's body, yanking the god closer to him somehow)

I think you're forgetting who is on who's head right now, buddy

(His right eye shone through his hair, creating this strange starburst effect)

I never said I would kill you, no that would be a mercy. But if you touch them. I will make you wish you never met me

[pyro-madder]

whoa... the sudden urge to talk about ocs

[comet-gxlaxies]

Hell has a flavour and it's the spicy chicken Mr. Noodles.

[rostam-z]

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is an intriguing new comet, discovered on January 9, 2023, by #astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory (often referred to as Tsuchinshan) in China and later observed independently by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii, hence its combined name. It’s of particular interest because of its brightening as it approaches the Sun, leading to speculation it could become a prominent sight in the night sky if it holds together as it gets closer. Key details about C/2023 A3 include: 1. Orbital Path: C/2023 A3 has a hyperbolic trajectory, meaning it’s likely on its first approach from the outer Solar System. This path could make it particularly active and prone to outbursts as it reacts with sunlight for the first time. 2. Closest Approach: The comet will make its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on October 12, 2024. It will then reach its closest approach to Earth around mid-October 2024, potentially making it visible to the naked eye. 3. Potential Brightness: There’s optimism that C/2023 A3 could become quite bright, maybe even as bright as Venus, depending on how much it reacts to solar radiation as it nears the inner Solar System. However, comets can be unpredictable; many comets break apart or lose brightness due to fragmentation and other factors as they near the Sun. 4. Viewing Recommendations: Northern Hemisphere observers are likely to have the best views as the comet is expected to appear above the horizon in the early evening. If the comet remains intact, it could be visible to the naked eye or binoculars and telescopes. Comet C/2023 A3 has drawn excitement from astronomers and enthusiasts alike, as it has the potential to become a memorable object in the night sky in 2024! #Tsuchinshan #Comet #Sweden #stockholm Have you seen the comments?