Three Wise Men following the star to Bethlehem is synonymous with the nativity, but what if the star was in fact a comet?
For the latest Jeremiah Horrocks Institute Public Lecture Series at the University of Central Lancashire, people are invited to consider the importance of comets throughout our history.
For many years, people have speculated that the star followed by the Wise Men may have been a comet and, if so, have wondered which comet it might have been. Whilst we’ll never know for sure, the speculation is one of many examples of where comets have been regarded as prophecies.
Next Monday, 9 December, the University will welcome Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at the Open University Monica Grady. She will share her knowledge and research of comets, looking at what we have learned from them through observations from spacecraft and the analysis of cometary dust in laboratories on Earth.
Event organiser, Professor Victor Debattista said: “Our latest talk in the popular Jeremiah Horrocks Public Lecture Series promises a fascinating discussion on comets and what they reveal about the formation of our Solar System by a leading expert on the subject."
The public event, which runs from 6.30pm – 8.30pm in Darwin Lecture Theatre on the Preston Campus, is free to attend but people are asked to register via Eventbrite.
For more information contact the School of Engineering and Computing.