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The Sky at Night•Season 36•Episode 8

Comets a Second View

Jul 20, 1992

The Giotto spacecraft encountered Halley's Comet in 1986 and escaped. The same craft recently made close-range studies of the comet Grigg-Skellerup. Patrick Moore and Drjohn Mason are joined by Professor Susan McKenna-Lawlor to discuss the problems of comets.

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The Keck Reflector

Sky-Watcher

Asteroids

Shooting the Stars

Space for Astronomy

The Astronomer Royal

Our Outer Giants

Comets a Second View

The First Telescope

The Great Spiral

Venus - A New View

Six Into One Will Go

Glitch in the System

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Episode Summary

"Comets a Second View" is episode 8 of The Sky at Night season 36. It aired on July 20, 1992.

Next: E9 · The First Telescope Best of Season 36