From north Texas last night. My first ever bright ELVE event with comet Neowise in the picture . Really exciting for me, these ELVEs are huge! hundreds of miles across. 7/16/2020 0328 UTC looking NW towards NM, CO, TX , OK border area | Paul M Smith Photography

Imagine this: clear blue sky over Jemaa el-Fna. Orange-juice stalls stacking cups, grill smoke drifting sweet and spicy, snake-charmer flute tangling with hand drums. Scooters beep through the crowd, the Koutoubia minaret peeks over the rooftops. I’m wrestling a shaky pinch-zoom when a burning comet skims low across the square—tail hissing so loud it cuts through the music. Vendor tarps snap, pigeons explode, people shout “شنو هادا؟!” and “c’est quoi ça?” The rock slips toward the Kasbah and—boo