The Sky at Night S37E06 · Star Death

Overview

Dr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a massive star - from which astronomers can learn a great deal.

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Episodes

1. 1 1. Episode 11993-01-10Patrick Moore surveys Orion the Hunter, and then Mars and Venus - two bright inner planets.
2. 2 2. Radio Watchers1993-02-06Patrick Moore visits the world's most powerful radio observatories and talks to the astronomers who make the radio pictures.
3. 3 3. How the Universe Began1993-03-08Patrick Moore discusses the latest findings on how the universe began.
4. 4 4. Cambridge Telescope1993-04-05Patrick Moore explains the significance of a new telescope jointly planned by Cambridge University and the Harvard Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is being set up in
5. 5 5. Town Astronomy1993-05-03Patrick Moore explains that there is much for the amateur astronomer to see.
6. 6 6. Star Death1993-05-31Dr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a mas
7. 7 7. A Star and its Costar1993-06-27Patrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.
8. 8 8. Planetary Nebulae1993-07-26Dr Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to explain what the so-called planetary nebulae are.
9. 9 9. Swarm around the Solar System1993-08-23Patrick Moore discusses newly found bodies in orbit around the sun and asks whether the planetary system could be more extensive than previously believed.
10. 10 10. Merlin - The Radio Wizard1993-09-20Patrick Moore talks to Prof Richard Davis of Jodrell Bank about his current work with the Lovell radio telescope.
11. 11 11. Tubes of Light1993-10-18Patrick Moore is joined by Fred Watson, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been developing fibre optics for astronomy.
12. 12 12. Aerial Display1993-11-15Patrick Moore looks at Taunton School's radio telescope.
13. 13 13. Galactic Dustbins1993-12-12Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Jocelyn Bell-Burnell for the latest news about black holes.