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The Sky at Night · S30E3 — Halley's Comet: The Encounter
Season 30 episodes
1. Our Nearest StarJan 11, 19862. Voyager to UranusFeb 4, 19863. Halley's Comet: The EncounterMar 13, 19864. The Spring SkyApr 6, 19865. The Story of SatumApr 27, 19866. Halley - The End of the Tale?May 25, 19867. The Summer SkyJun 29, 19868. The Death of a StarJul 27, 19869. The Innermost PlanetAug 17, 198610. The Furthest Depths of the UniverseSep 14, 198611. The Autumn SkyOct 12, 198612. Cosmic Lawn SprinklerNov 10, 198613. The Galilean MoonsDec 21, 1986
Synopsis
Tonight's news from the comet comes as Europe's Giotto spacecraft plunges deep into the glowing dust and gases of its coma. At 47 miles per second, every grain of dust strikes like a bullet. Will Giotto be destroyed by that deadly hail, or will it win through, to send back the first pictures of the mysterious object at the heart of Halley's Comet? Horizon and The Sky at Night join forces, with Patrick Moore reporting from mission control at Darmstadt in West Germany, and James Burke at Greenwich, where Edmond Halley was Britain's second Astronomer Royal.
