A single leatherback visited the beach last night. She didn't arrive until about 2am, just as most of our guests gave up and headed to bed for the night.
"Zhang" is a turtle that we tagged a few years ago while the bright comet Ikeya-Zhang (a few images here) shone in the early morning sky. We named two leatherback that season for the comet; Ikeya and Zhang and they have both been back to nest here on Juno several times.
I like to scan the skies each morning for comets that are barely visible in the night scopes. There is currently comet that is barely visible in the early twilight hours each morning. In a few days it will be lost in the sunlight and will not be seen again for a long time. I don't think we will be naming any leatherback turtles "Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3" this season! but if you have any good names for new turtles, leave them in the comments.
Night night!
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