Heritage & History

“Comets & Discovery”

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 2pm · Bays Mountain Park

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, dep