Presented on ZOOM Public Lecture February 10th at 7pm
ABOUT THE LECTURE:
“Comets – What they are, where they come from?”
In this talk James will describe the make-up and structure of the Comets that inhabit our Solar System. He will talk about some history, effects and threat to Earth from collisions of comets with Earth. He will discuss the formation of the solar system and the Oort cloud where long period Comets originate, as well as the Kuiper Belt where short period comets originate. He will also talk generally about myths and legends associated with comets.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. James Fradgley MSc. FRAS UK
James is an excellent science communicator with a BA in Physics with Astronomy. He has given some fantastic talks previously to Astronomy Ireland audiences.