The Sky at Night
Season 21 Episode 1 - Sirius, the Dog-Star
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
Sirius is now at its best in the evening sky. It is one of our nearest stellar neighbours, and is much more luminous than the sun. It seems to flash all colours but is really a white star, it has a strange, super-dense White Dwarf companion. Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson discuss some of the questions associated with Sirius.
Episodes in Season 21
1
Sirius, the Dog-Star
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2
Travel in Space and Time
3
The Mapping of Mercury
4
Celebrates its 20th anniversary
5
The Solar Cycle
6
Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?
7
The New Infra-red Telescope
8
The Swan in the Sky
9
The Voyager Missions
10
Stars of the Far South
11
The Amateur Astronomer
12
Why Do the Planets Shine?
13
