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Take part in ESA's Cool Comet Campaign
Do you use Twitter? Are you as intrigued by comets as we are? Then tell us 'Why comets are cool' and you might win a trip to ESA's operations centre in Germany on 15 June to celebrate 25 years of comet exploration.
View all entries via TwapperKeeper here.
On 15 June, ESA will mark a quarter-century of comet science and say (temporarily) 'good night' to Rosetta with a special event at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. One talented Twitter user will be selected to join us as our guest at the event.Between now and 9 June, you're invited to tell us, via Twitter, why comets are cool. To take part, simply tweet your entry. It must include the "#coolcomet" hashtag, leaving you a mere 130 characters, so brevity is important.
Your tweet may also include a single URL, or weblink, that links to a 'non-text' submission, such as a picture, image, photo, animation, video, audio file or any other sort of digital content. Maybe you can sing a song about comets, and submit a link to a video of you singing in YouTube? (The judges will look unfavourably on any content that takes longer than 3 minutes to view).
We'll review all submissions and our expert judging panel will grade tweets for clarity, wit, humour, scientific accuracy and originality (and, yes, spelling counts).
We'll also publish all submissions in the Rosetta blog. Only one entry will be accepted from each participant; the campaign closes 9 June; the winner will be announced on 10 June.
Full campaign rules, regulations and other small print are available here — please read for full details before tweeting. Judges' decisions are final.
And keep an eye on the sky — you never know what fantastic things you’ll see! -- Daniel
