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On the evening of 20 July 1994, fragments Q1 (the biggest of them all) and Q2 were scheduled to impact the planet Jupiter. Since South Africa had a ringside view of this, the SABC's original TV1 arranged a live broadcast from Sutherland of the event. In this introductory section, presenters John Bishop and Marinus Wijnbeek sets the scene, starting with an overview of Sutherland. Astronomer Dr Kaz Sekiguchi, manning the 30-inch telescope, explains the infra-red instrument that were to do the observations. SAAO Director, Dr Robert Stobie, astronomer, Dr Patricia Whitelock and Head of Electronics, Mr Guy Woodouse explained the technicalities. Live feeds were supplied by a smaller 11-inch telescope in Sutherland as well as the (2nd largest telescope in SA at the time), the 60-inch Rockefeller reflector at Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein.
On the evening of 20 July 1994, fragments Q1 (the biggest of them all) and Q2 were scheduled to impact the planet Jupiter. Since South Africa had a ringside view of this, the SABC's original TV1 arranged a live broadcast from Sutherland of the event. In this introductory section, presenters John Bishop and Marinus Wijnbeek sets the scene, starting with an overview of Sutherland. Astronomer Dr Kaz Sekiguchi, manning the 30-inch telescope, explains the infra-red instrument that were to do the observations. SAAO Director, Dr Robert Stobie, astronomer, Dr Patricia Whitelock and Head of Electronics, Mr Guy Woodouse explained the technicalities. Live feeds were supplied by a smaller 11-inch telescope in Sutherland as well as the (2nd largest telescope in SA at the time), the 60-inch Rockefeller reflector at Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein.
