43 Season
271 Episode
The Sky at Night - Season 2013 Episode 12 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.
- Year: 2024
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Studio: BBC Four
- Keyword: universe
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