• "The Comets Are Coming, The Comets Are Coming!"

Two recently discovered comets are heading toward the Sun and will pass close to the Earth. In fact, the comets are expected to be bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, and possibly so bright that they would be visible during the day. This talk will cover some basic information about how comets work. Where do comets come from? What are comets made of? Why do comets have two tails? Why do we have Jupiter to thank for the impending visits of these two comets? Join astronomer Joshua Thomas for an engaging discussion of these dirty snowballs that wander through our solar system.

• Joshua Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Clarkson University

Friday, December 28^th, 2012
7:00 – 8:00 pm
The Wild Center (map)
Tupper Lake, NY

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