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Astronomy Cast, episode 362, Carolyn Porto.

Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, to help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

My name is Fraser Kane, I'm the publisher of the universe today, and with me is Dr. Pamela Gay, a professor at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and the Crick-O-Cosmo quest.

Hey, how are you doing?

I'm doing well, how are you doing, Fraser?

Doing great.

And so, do we have anything that we want to promote or let people know about this time around?

It's the International Year of Light, and I'm far too enthusiastic and over-cathinated.

So, starting January 1, 2015, there is a global celebration of the International Year of Light.

There is an astronomy cornerstone called Cosmic Awareness, and we're working to get everyone to understand that light pollution bad, light from stars good.

Let's celebrate light from stars, reflected light from stars off of planets, and all of the information that we get back in the form of radii.

And all of the information that we get back in the form of radio light from spacecraft and say down with light pollution.

Down with light pollution.

And then the other thing is if by the time you receive this, a comet love joy, maybe is going to be a comet that you can see with the unedited eye, dark skies.

I think it was going to need to magnitude four.

It's trying.

Yeah, so this is it.

This is the comet that the universe has owes us, and I'm a little overwhelmed.

I want another, I want another, uh, tailbop.

I want a Hayakitaki.

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