BNSS Astronomy Meeting

[BinocularSky]

The Mystery of 29P
by Dr Richard Miles

7:30 p.m. Tuesday 9th October 2018
at Bournemouth Natural Science Society

Richard is Director of the British Astronomical Association (BAA)’s Asteroids and Remote Planets section. 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is a comet that has periodic outbursts. It’s also categorised as a “Centaur”, having an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. We will find out what mechanism is most likely responsible for these outbursts.

This talk is being held in association with the Institute of Physics.

Image: NASA Infra-red Spitzer image in false colour