The Sky at Night
Season 23 Episode 12 - The Message of Starlight
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1957
Documentary, News
Not all stars are alike: some are red, some yellow and some white. These different colours show their different temperatures, and by using spectroscopes it is possible to find out what materials exist there. Patrick Moore and Dr Jacqueline Mitton explain what stellar spectroscopy has told us.
Episodes in Season 23
1
Venus Explored
2
The Man who Mapped the Nebulae
3
Is Life on Earth Unique?
4
The Space Between the Stars
5
Voyager to Jupiter
6
Looking at the Weather from Space
7
X-Rays from Space
8
Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter
9
The Zodiac
10
Pioneer to Saturn
11
Observing the Sun
12
The Message of Starlight
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