The Sky at Night
Season 14 Episode 12 - Infra-Red Astronomy
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1957
Documentary, News
One of the newest and most exciting branches of science, infra-red astronomy can detect 'invisible light' from the stars and so tell us more than we could find out from visible light only. Patrick Moore talks to Professor James Ring of Imperial College about the special techniques used in infra-red astronomy and plans for further research.
Episodes in Season 14
1
Wanderers in Space
2
Orion
3
The Crab Nebula
4
Photography on the Moon
5
When Mercury Crosses the Sun
6
Amateur Astronomers
7
Steering by the Stars
8
The Moons of Mars
9
Astronomers in the Space Age
10
Moon-quakes!
11
Rockets to the Planet
12
Infra-Red Astronomy
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