The Sky at Night
Season 21 Episode 10 - Stars of the Far South
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1957
Documentary, News
How many people living in Britain have seen the Southern Cross? It never rises over Europe, but it is a familiar sight to those who live in the Southern Hemisphere. The stars of the far south are indeed of special interest, and Patrick Moore talks about them, explaining why they are important and the reasons why they are invisible from Britain. Many of the new giant telescopes are being set up in the Southern Hemisphere to study objects of particular significance, such as the Clouds of Magellan, and in this programme PATRICK MOORE talks about these new developments with Dr David Allen , who is carrying out research at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.
Episodes in Season 21
1
Sirius, the Dog-Star
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
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