The Sky at Night · SEASON 54

Ghostly Travellers

Episode 11 · 2010-11-08

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Episode overview

Comets are strange and exotic objects, the remnants from dead stars and the birth pangs of our solar system. Only a handful of these ghostly, celestial objects have been seen at close quarters. Sir Patrick Moore discusses NASA's EPOXI mission, which hopes to rendezvous with comet Hartley 2.

Season 54 episodes

1. Twinkle Twinkle2010-01-04 2. The Spirit of Mars2010-02-09 3. Life2010-03-08 4. The Sun in Splendour2010-04-07 5. Ring World2010-05-04 6. Star Birth2010-06-06 7. The Universe from Atlantis2010-07-05 8. Monster Star2010-08-02 9. Events on Jupiter2010-09-07 10. Light Echoes2010-10-05 11. Ghostly Travellers2010-11-08 12. The Great Bear2010-12-07