The Sky at Night
Season 18 Episode 6 - The Heart of the Scorpion
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
Patrick Moore describes the Red Giant star, Antares, in the constellation of Scorpio. It is now visible above the southern horizon; and although it looks like a dot, it is bigger than the orbit of the Earth round the Sun.
Episodes in Season 18
1
Positional Astronomy
2
Saturn - The Ringed Planet
3
The Milky Way
4
Life in the Universe
5
The Daylight Star
6
The Heart of the Scorpion
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7
Shooting Stars
8
Choosing a Telescope
9
Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
10
The Changing Force of Gravity
11
Eros - Wanderer in Space
12
