The Sky at Night
Season 14 Episode 3 - The Crab Nebula
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1957
Documentary, News
In the year 1054 a new star, or Supernova, appeared. It was a star so brilliant that it rivalled Venus and was said to be visible in daylight. It was two years before it faded away. Modern astronomers now know that this was the explosion that produced the Crab Nebula. Tonight Patrick Moore talks to Dr Vinicio Barocas about the Crab Nebula and its mysteries.
Episodes in Season 14
1
Wanderers in Space
2
Orion
3
The Crab Nebula
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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
13
