4.2 Heavenly Highlights: Upcoming Celestial Events To Dazzle Your Viewers

Friday, 28 June 2013: 8:45 AM
Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
J. Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Cambridge, MA

Skywatching events are some of the easiest and most successful "extras" you can add to a weathercast. Viewer feedback is always positive any time they can easily find a planet, meteor shower, or bright satellite that you've told them about. This paper will showcase some of the many celestial events coming to the evening skies near you. In particular, you'll learn Comet ISON, predicted to put on a good show in late November
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