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Event ID:  81584
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Event Web Site:  https://www.unisq.edu.au/events/2024/10/festival-of-astronomy-and-space
Dates:  4th October 2024 to 4th October 2024
Physical Event:  Yes
Type:  Public
Start/End Type:  Both Starts and Ends During WSW
Country:  Australia
State/Province:  Queensland
City:  Toowoomba
Address:  UniSQ Toowoomba Campus
Location:  UniSQ Toowoomba Campus
Event Name:  Festival of Astronomy and Space - Festival Talk - A comet's tale
Event Description:  Whisper it quietly, and keep your fingers crossed - but there is a chance that we might get to see a 'Great Comet' gracing our skies in October. Comets, however, are often described as being like cats. They have tails, and their behaviour is notoriously fickle and unpredictable! But what ARE comets? Where do they come from? And how do they work? To learn the answers to these questions (and many more!), join UniSQ's Jonti Horner to hear the story of "A Comet's Tale". And if the weather is kind we hope to cross live to a working research observatory and see what they are doing. Professor Jonti Horner is an astronomer, astrobiologist and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland. He researches Exoplanets, our Solar system, and planetary habitability, among other things... Jonti has appeared in Australian documentaries and on a variety of international podcasts. He writes regular articles for The Conversation. In 2023 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) named an asteroid after him: (32520) Jontihorner. Register to attend A comet's tail.
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