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A four-panel black-and-white comic about stargazing. In the first panel, a presenter stands with arms outstretched in front of several stick figures and says, "Welcome to stargazing! I'm back, despite efforts by astronomers who hate cool space facts to cover me up so I can't see the sky anymore! Nice try, losers! Next time buy a tarp that's harder to chew through!" In the second, the presenter holds binoculars while standing among the group and says, "Now, let's spy on some stars! Does everyone have binoculars? If you don't, find someone looking at birds and try to grab theirs. Stars are the birds of the sky." The third panel is a close-up of the presenter's head against a white background: "But stars aren't the only weird lights. Sometimes the sky fills with rippling colors. That's the sky's screensaver. It's very pretty, so don't move your mouse and ruin it." In the final panel, the presenter gestures upward while standing with the group: "That blob is a comet. People used to think they were harbingers of doom. We now know they're boring, so we have to find new reasons to use the word "harbinger." I'm a harbinger of astronomy! Cool facts are nigh!" Hidden text: "The sun and the moon appear the same size in the sky, even though in real life the sun is more than twice as big. Some call this lucky alignment coincidence; others say it's proof that sometimes things can be the same size."