A Star and its Costar
The Sky at Night - 1993
Patrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Season 37
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Episode 1
Patrick Moore surveys Orion the Hunter, and then Mars and Venus - two bright inner planets.
Radio Watchers
Patrick Moore visits the world's most powerful radio observatories and talks to the astronomers who make the radio pictures.
How the Universe Began
Patrick Moore discusses the latest findings on how the universe began.
Cambridge Telescope
Patrick 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 Chile.
Town Astronomy
Patrick Moore explains that there is much for the amateur astronomer to see.
Star Death
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.
A Star and its Costar
Patrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.
Planetary Nebulae
Dr Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to explain what the so-called planetary nebulae are.
Swarm around the Solar System
Patrick Moore discusses newly found bodies in orbit around the sun and asks whether the planetary system could be more extensive than previously believed.
Merlin - The Radio Wizard
Patrick Moore talks to Prof Richard Davis of Jodrell Bank about his current work with the Lovell radio telescope.
Tubes of Light
Patrick Moore is joined by Fred Watson, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been developing fibre optics for astronomy.
Aerial Display
Patrick Moore looks at Taunton School's radio telescope.
Galactic Dustbins
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Jocelyn Bell-Burnell for the latest news about black holes.
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