00:00Soon, starlight will scatter through the dark, so let's all look up at Stargazing Park!
00:10Hello!
00:12Are you ready to do some stargazing with us?
00:15Last night, we looked up at the moon.
00:18There's plenty more to see. All we have to do...
00:21Are you ready, everybody?
00:22All you have to do is look up.
00:32When the night falls, Maggie helps us see wonders of the stars above us all.
00:39Turn the lights low, grab a cosy rug, wrap up warm and snug.
00:44Here we go!
00:47We're going stargazing!
00:50Gaze at stars shining bright.
00:54We're going stargazing!
00:56Spot a zooming satellite.
01:00We're going stargazing!
01:03Glimpse the moon and the planets above.
01:07We're going stargazing!
01:10So just look up, look up, look up!
01:27Come and join us underneath the stars.
01:30Hi, Chris! Hi, stargazers!
01:32Hello, Maggie!
01:35Welcome to the stargazing park.
01:37Now, what can we see up there?
01:40Last night, we saw a beautiful moon.
01:43Can anyone see the moon tonight?
01:45No, cos it's too dark and a little bit cloudy.
01:49Yeah, they're blocking the view.
01:51Which is one of the problems with stargazing.
01:53When it's cloudy, it makes it very hard.
01:56Can anyone see anything moving up there?
01:59I can see the clouds moving and a flashing light in the sky.
02:06A flashing light?
02:06Do you think that's an aeroplane?
02:08Yeah.
02:09Who else is looking for things moving in the night sky?
02:18It's Robert the Robot.
02:20Oh, hello, stargazers.
02:22We're trying to spot a comet, aren't we?
02:24Yeah!
02:25Yes, that's right.
02:25Come on, let's have a look.
02:27Ooh!
02:28Spin my cogs!
02:30I've struck cosmic gold already!
02:31I see a comet!
02:32I see a comet!
02:33I see dust!
02:34Oh, dear.
02:35That's embarrassing.
02:37Oh, dear.
02:38I can't let Maggie see a pair of dusty binoculars.
02:40I mean, she's a proper space scientist.
02:42Ooh!
02:42Quick, stargazers, let's find that comet!
02:45See you in a bit!
02:48Well, I hope Robert gets to spot a comet.
02:51Is there a chance we could see one tonight, Maggie?
02:54It's unlikely, but if we keep on looking and the clouds clear,
02:58they're made of rock and ice and they travel around the sun.
03:02And so, because they travel around the sun,
03:04you only see them every so often when they come close to Earth.
03:07Well, I have these binoculars.
03:09Might I be able to see one through binoculars?
03:11Uh, possibly.
03:12Okay, let's have a look, let's have a look.
03:14Is there anything in the sky?
03:18Ooh, is that a comet?
03:20No, that's just a bright star.
03:22Oh, okay.
03:23Keep looking.
03:26Is that a comet?
03:27No, that's an aeroplane.
03:29Oh.
03:31How would we know if it's a comet?
03:33Ah, comets are quite distinctive,
03:34because they have long tails coming out behind them.
03:38Why does a comet have a tail?
03:40That's a very good question.
03:42And I know a clever robot that might be able to help.
03:45Robert, can you help us?
03:49Yes.
03:50Downloading Cosmic Comet App.
03:52Yes, yes, yes.
03:54Space dust.
03:55Hell is comet.
03:56Oop, oop, oop.
03:57Ground control to major when you wish upon a rocket man.
04:03Yes, no.
04:04Oh, right.
04:05Shall we see what's first, Stargazers?
04:09To make your comet, the first ingredient is dust.
04:13I'm sure we could find some dust around here,
04:15don't you think so, Stargazers?
04:17Yeah!
04:17And what is it that robots love to do best?
04:20Dust it!
04:21That's right!
04:22Let's dust!
04:30Let's see what we've got.
04:32Oh, well done, Stargazers.
04:36Excellent dusting!
04:37Wow!
04:37Do you know what?
04:38You should come down to Justin's house.
04:40We don't have the place Spick and Span in no time.
04:42Right, let's see what's next.
04:44Place the dust into the mixing bowl.
04:47Oh, right.
04:48Well, let's pop that in here.
04:50Let's put our dust, or silicates, into the mixing bowl.
04:53There we go.
04:55Next are the vinegar and water.
04:58Oh, right.
04:59Vinegar and water.
05:00Vinegar from Justin's chips.
05:03And we add some water.
05:05Here we go.
05:07So a little bit of H2.
05:09Whoa, Robert, not too much.
05:12To make your comet, you must freeze it.
05:15Oh, right.
05:16Here comes the science part.
05:18Now, viewers, it's very important you don't try this at home.
05:22Or you Stargazers.
05:24Only robots and space scientists like Maggie can try this.
05:28And remember to stand well back.
05:31Ah!
05:31So, to freeze it, I have some super cold CO2.
05:36Ah!
05:36Ah!
05:37And one more, for good measure.
05:40And...
05:41Ah!
05:44Oh, look at that, everybody.
05:47Isn't it like making a snowball?
05:48It is like making a snowball.
05:51It is like making a snowball.
05:51A big, dusty, dirty snowball.
05:54Ah!
05:54Look at that.
05:55We've made a comet.
05:57Look!
05:58I wonder what's next.
06:00Next, you must name a comet.
06:03Like, Comet Brian.
06:04Oh!
06:05That's enough out of you.
06:06Right.
06:07Stargazers, what do you think we should call this comet?
06:09Comet Robert!
06:11What?
06:11Comet Robert?
06:13Really?
06:13Oh!
06:14What an honour!
06:15Oh!
06:16Well, thank you.
06:17Comet Robert.
06:18Right.
06:19Well, shall we see what happens when Comet Robert gets near the sun?
06:22Yeah!
06:23All right.
06:23Let's have a look.
06:24So...
06:25There goes Comet Robert getting near the sun.
06:28Look at that.
06:30When the comet gets near the sun, it gets hotter.
06:33But the frozen bits don't turn to water.
06:36Oh, no.
06:36They turn straight into a gas.
06:38And that gas combines with all the dust and the dirt inside the comet.
06:42And it forms the comet's beautiful tail.
06:46And that is how a comet gets a tail.
06:49I've just realised.
06:51We've done it.
06:52We've helped space scientist Maggie answer her question for today.
06:57Yay!
06:58Well done, Stargazers!
07:00Now, would you like to see Comet Robert go hurtling through space all the way around
07:06the sun?
07:06Yay!
07:07Excellent!
07:08Well, this will require one of my inventions.
07:10Come back later, Stargazers, when we'll see Comet Robert go hurtling off into space!
07:18Excellent science knowledge, Robert.
07:19Thank you so much for answering Oliver's question.
07:22It's every astronomer's dream to have a comet named after them.
07:25Now, who would like to play a game of pin the tail on the comet?
07:29Sophia, would you like to have a go?
07:31Now, what you have to do, take a look on this tray because these are asteroids.
07:36Oh, there's a meteor.
07:38A lot smaller.
07:39But there's a comet there as well.
07:41And here is the tail.
07:43Can you put the tail on the comet?
07:45To make it tricky, pull down your hat over your eyes so you can't see.
07:51So you're just going to use your fingers to find the icy comet.
07:56See if you can find the comet.
07:58Can you find the comet?
07:59Yes, yes, yes, yes.
08:02Straight in!
08:03Where's?
08:03Right there!
08:04So we've got our icy comet with a tail.
08:06This time, let's make the meteors and asteroids hurtle around as well as that comet.
08:14It's hurtling!
08:15It's hurtling!
08:17Towards you!
08:18Towards you!
08:19Towards you!
08:20Towards you!
08:20Towards you!
08:20You've got it!
08:21Yay!
08:23I think you've got it!
08:25Yay!
08:26Thank you very much, Imogen.
08:28Well, that's one comet with its tail.
08:31Let's find out if Comet Robert gets to hurtle through space.
08:36Right.
08:37Comet Robert goes into the comet Apollo 2001.
08:40There we go.
08:41Oh, spin my cogs.
08:42I'm so excited.
08:43Now, stargazers!
08:44To the launch button!
08:45Come on!
08:46Here we go!
08:48Right.
08:49Now, guys, count down from three.
08:50Here we go.
08:51And three, two, one...
08:54Flash off!
08:58I thought that was going to go further.
09:00That...
09:01That is disappointing.
09:03You see, comets travel through space for millions of years and...
09:08Hmm.
09:09Still, we had fun making Comet Robert, didn't we?
09:12Yay!
09:14Yay!
09:16Nice try, Robert.
09:18Imagine if we were to see a new comet.
09:21We could call it Comet Maggie.
09:25I'm going to see if I can spot a comet now through the window.
09:37Well, I've come up high to see if I can spot a comet.
09:40The last time I saw one, I was only nine years old.
09:43And I remember that my dad was so excited for me to see it, he rushed into my bedroom.
09:47I was still asleep, in my pyjamas, got me out of bed and took me over to the windowsill.
09:52That comet was called Halley's Comet after the man that first spotted it.
09:56The next time you're going to get the chance to see it, you're probably going to be as old as
10:00your nana or your granddad is now.
10:03But don't worry, you don't have to wait until you are a granny or a granddad.
10:05There are other comets that do visit Earth.
10:08And some of them don't even have names yet, as they haven't been spotted by anyone else.
10:13So if you do see one, maybe you could name it after you.
10:18Well, we didn't manage to find a comet for Maggie, but we have got a surprise for her.
10:23Are you ready, stargazers?
10:25Yay!
10:25Oh, great, great, great.
10:27Maggie, Maggie, are you free?
10:29Hi, what's happening?
10:31We have a surprise for you.
10:32Are you ready, stargazers?
10:34Ready, steady, go!
10:39What is it?
10:40An icy core with a long tail going round the sun.
10:44It's a comet!
10:45I've got to get a photograph of this.
10:50That's brilliant, guys!
10:53Do you know what the comet's name is?
10:54No, what's it called?
10:56Comet Maggie!
10:58Comet Maggie, just for you.
11:00Thank you so much.
11:01That's a dream come true for me.
11:03You are brilliant, stargazers.
11:06Time to get cosy for a starlight story.
11:10All the stars have stories to tell.
11:13I wonder what the story will be tonight.
11:15Starlight.
11:18Starlight scattered through the dark.
11:25Painting stories for us all.
11:32Gather underneath the stars.
11:39And hear their wonders told.
11:46Looking up into the dark.
11:49The night is yours and it is mine.
11:53Looking up into the dark.
11:55The dark upon us all.
12:00Upon us all the stars will shine.
12:04Upon us all the stars will shine.
12:08Shine.
12:12Everybody look up.
12:14Because I wonder whose story the stars are going to tell tonight.
12:24Draco the dragon wished to race and secretly to win.
12:29He made a comet from ice and dust.
12:33A super speedy thing.
12:37Off they hurtled through the stars.
12:42Spinning round Saturn.
12:45Waving at Mars.
12:48Tails growing bigger as they neared the sun.
12:51Racing and chasing was excellent fun.
13:20Well that was a story of just a few stars but there are billions more to spot.
13:26And you can see them on star maps on the CBeebies website.
13:31There we are.
13:35Thank you very much for joining us for stargazing tonight.
13:38And thank you Maggie.
13:40It's been a pleasure.
13:41And we'll see you all for more stargazing tomorrow.
13:45Goodbye.
13:46Bye bye.
13:46By the way.
13:47By the way.
14:18We're right back.
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