Lucky you. I’ve been soured on comets since the complete bust of Kohoutek back in…’73?
“Oh, it’ll light up the night sky! It’s tail will stretch across the entire field of view! It’ll be visible for weeks! It will be spectacular!”
They wrote songs about it and I read books about comets and coudn’t wait to see it. And when December finally rolled around…
“Yes, the comet will be very, very low in the sky. You’ll need good binoculars to catch a glimpse of it. It’ll be around for a week.”
I’ve seen some very spectacular illustrations of comets that folks made before electricity and light pollution made muggle-viewing of comets nigh impossible.
I envy anyone that can see such things “in the wild” anytime, anyway they can!
They mostly went away disappointed. The '86 appearance was one of the worst ever recorded.
Asking the good Lord to please keep me around to see it again in 2061.
I remember that one well: sitting for hours each night for days waiting to see something.
It was sure worth the wait! < /sarcasm>