The Sky at Night
Season 22 Episode 2 - The Nearest Galaxies
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Documentary, News
What is the most remote object ever visible with the naked eye? The answer is: the Great Spiral in Andromeda, which is a member of our Local Group of galaxies, but is still very remote - its light takes over two million years to reach us. The Local Group is now known to contain over 25 members, some of which are huge systems while others are dwarf galaxies. Patrick Moore talks about the Local Group to Heather Couper , lecturer at the Caird Planetarium, Greenwich.
Episodes in Season 22
1
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
2
The Nearest Galaxies
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3
The New Mars
4
Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters
5
The Asteroids
6
Birth of a Star
7
Astronomers' View of the Earth
8
Gamma Ray Astronomy
9
The Edge of the Solar System
10
Question and Answer
11
Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?
12
Where Did Life Begin?
13
Exploded Star
14
