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Comet Chasing

Astronomers always get excited about comets and in December they are looking forward to something rather special. The snappily-named Comet C/2012 S1 ISON has travelled from the very edges of our solar system on a one way ticket around the sun. As it heats up there is intense speculation about whether it will develop a beautiful tail or just break apart. On the Canary island of La Palma the team use both the Liverpool and Issac Newton telescopes to go comet chasing.

English
  • Originally Aired December 1, 2013
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC Four
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created December 3, 2013 by
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