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Find out about Comet ISON at Eastern Branch Library tonight!

Comet ISON is just one of a number of comets and related astronomical events coming to a sky near you in 2013-14.

Find out about these celestial travelers at a free program at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury on Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m. The program will be presented by David Britz of the STAR Astronomy Club.

Find out what comets, asteroids and meteors are, how they are related, and how they affect life on Earth in the past and into the future. Discover why the next 12 months may just turn out to be "The Year of the Comets."

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Get ready to view Comet ISON, which will pass within 724,000 miles of the Earths sun on November 28, and get information on other comets that will show up in 2014: including Comet Holmes, Comet Faye and the Soho Comets.

The Eastern Branch Library is located at 1001 Route 35 in Shrewsbury 07702. For more information, please call the library at 1-866-941-8188, or visit the Monmouth County Library's webpage at www.monmouthcountylib.org

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