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Comet Chasing
On the Canary island of La Palma the team use the Liverpool and Isaac Newton telescopes to go comet chasing, seeing if Comet C/2012 S1 ISON develops a beautiful tail.
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 Isaac Newton telescopes to go comet chasing.
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Sat 7 Dec 201310:20
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William Herschel telescope
Duration: 04:15
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Kitchen comet
Duration: 03:49
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Chris Lintott |
| Reporter | Pete Lawrence |
| Reporter | Chris North |
| Reporter | Paul G Abel |
| Series Producer | Jane Fletcher |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
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