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World Service,29 Aug 1997,12 mins

Congress of the International Astronomical Union

Seeing Stars

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Professor Okuda talks about the history of astronomy in Japan - and its future. Richard West of the European Southern Observatory talks about Comet Hale-Bopp. Plus what was happening among the stars and planets in September 1997. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1997.

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