“Comets & Discovery”
An event every week that begins at 2:00 pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until November 30, 2026
One event on November 27, 2026 at 2:00 pm
This program is much more than a straight narrative about comets. The show takes the viewer on a journey of discovery. We follow two intrepid comet hunters in first-person. One, a modern explorer peering out into the night sky. The other, Caroline Herschel. The famous 18th century comet huntress that made many historic comet observations. With both, we learn how they each searched the skies, made their discoveries, and how those discoveries shaped the field of Astronomy. We also learn about, depending on the century of the observer, what people thought comets were and their importance to them. All sorts of special filmmaking techniques, together with a captivating script and sumptuous score, were used to create this Bays Mountain Production.
This program incorporates two live sequences to enhance the learning and fun. The first will be an activity to involve the audience to learn more about the parts of a comet, the path a comet takes, and the dust and ion tails that splay out in their correct directions as the comet orbits the sun. The second sequence will use a facility’s star projection system and focus on any upcoming comets to see in the sky and how to view them.
Show length ~ 40 min.
