Forget Sledding, Try A Snowflake Safari Winter weather means more than skiing and snowmen. Bullet rosettes, stellar plates and capped columns are just a few of the crystal varieties commonly found in snowstorms. Science Friday asked Kenneth Libbrecht, physicist at Caltech and snowflake expert, for guidance on snowflake hunting.

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Forget Sledding, Try A Snowflake Safari

January 1, 20101:00 PM ET

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Winter weather means more than skiing and snowmen. Bullet rosettes, stellar plates and capped columns are just a few of the crystal varieties commonly found in snowstorms. Science Friday asked Kenneth Libbrecht, physicist at Caltech and snowflake expert, for guidance on snowflake hunting. Watch the Science Friday video.

Forget Sledding, Try A Snowflake Safari

Forget Sledding, Try A Snowflake Safari

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