XD8849 ” A Stranger Near the Sun ” 1973 Educational Film on the Kohoutek Comet

???? ??? the Sun, “Search Encounters with Science: A Stranger Near the Sun”, w narration script, 1973

“A visitor soared in from outer space for a tour of our solar system in December, 1973-a comet called Kohoutek. Flashing across our skies, a visitor as rare as this is a spectacle for everyone and a treasure for astronomers. Comets can be the unspoiled remnants of the formation of the solar system. What can science learn from them?”

“Like its subject (Comet Kohoutek) the third movie of this series, A Stranger Near the Sun, fails to live up to expecations. This movie describes the nature of comets in general and why the comet Kohoutek, in particular, was of interest to astronomers. Unfortunately, this movie was filmed before the scientific results of the massive study of Kohoutek had come in, and the movie simply raises the questions that scientists hoped Kohoutek could answer, leaving the viewer wondering what has been learned.”

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