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The Sky at Night

Dawn at Vesta

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid, which will tell us more about how our solar system formed some 4.5 billion years ago. Paul Abel and Pete Lawrence their guide to the August night sky, including the return of the red planet Mars. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Patrick Moore
Participant:
Pete Lawrence
Participant:
Paul G Abel
Producer:
Jane Fletcher
Executive Producer:
William Lyons

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