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Oh, we do have a comet. We have comet C2024 E1 Wirchow. It's passing through the constellation of Borealis high to the west in the evening. Mid month will be the easiest time this month to spot the comet shining around. 12th to 10th magnitude at an alien scope or greater and dark skies will be needed to view it. So again, you may have to wait until later in the month to spot that one. Well, the full moon is on the 7th. After that, you may have to contend with some waning, waning gibbous moon in the late evening and early morning. All right, speaking of those full moons and new moons, a partial solar eclipse occurs on the 21st. This eclipse is visible from New Zealand plus a thin strip of Australia's eastern coast and parts of Antarctica. So if you're traveling south, you might be able to see that partial eclipse. Ah, the longest lunar, total lunar eclipse since 2022. Totality will be visible from Australia, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Around 85% of the world's population has a chance to see this eclipse. Oh, I forgot to put in that date. That will be on the 7th. I have some corrections to make on my newsletter here. So if you happen to be traveling halfway around the world over to India, which is basically where that lunar eclipse is centered on, you may see that. I'm sure you've seen plenty of websites presenting that on their webcams and things like that. But we'll have to travel. Basically, if you draw a line, a longitudinal line from here all the way north to the other side of the world, that's where you're going to see that lunar eclipse. And that's it for the local astronomical news. This is KI0AR net control for the Colorado Astronomy Net. I'll go ahead and pause here to see if there are any more check-ins. We do have a check-in on YouTube. We've got KJ0J0N. Bob, thanks for checking in tonight. Let's see if that's a new call on the list. I have a feeling that it might be. Nope, you've checked in before, Bob, so thanks for that. Anyone else listening over on YouTube, just let me know if you've got a call sign. I'd love to hear that. If not, just I'll see your name pop up and we'll get you logged in as well over there from YouTube. Right now, I'll go ahead and see if there are any more check-ins over the air. Anyone else listening to check-in to tonight's Colorado Astronomy Net, please call. We've got a call sign phonetically twice.