Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime
NOVA · Season 13 · Episode 1
NOVA observes worldwide preparations as amateur comet hunters, astronomers and scientists armed with specialized cameras, high powered telescopes and spacecraft look to the heavens in search of the expected arrival in 1986 of Halley's Comet.
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Season
13
Episode
1
Air Date
21/Jan/1986
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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NOVA observes worldwide preparations as amateur comet hunters, astronomers and scientists armed with specialized cameras, high powered telescopes and spacecraft look to the heavens in search of the expected arrival in 1986 of Halley's Comet.
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