The Sky at Night
Season 19 Episode 3 - Algol: The Winking Demon
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
Algol, the Demon Star, is now well on view during the evening. Every two-and-a-half days the star seems to give a long, slow ' wink.' Patrick Moore describes this remarkable eclipsing binary and explains its importance.
Episodes in Season 19
1
Orion, the Hunter
2
The New Northern Hemisphere Laboratory
3
Algol: The Winking Demon
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4
Astronomy of The Infra-Red
5
The Outer Planets
6
The Mysterious X-rays
7
The Hot Clouds of the Sun
8
The New Moon
9
The Galilean Satellites
10
The Origin of the Universe
11
New Star in Cygnus
12
The Rocks on Venus
13
