The Sky at Night
Season 23 Episode 2 - The Man who Mapped the Nebulae
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
All astronomers know of the catalogue of star-clusters and nebulae compiled 200 years ago by Charles Messier ; and ' hunting the M objects' is a favourite amateur pastime. Tonight Patrick Moore describes Messier and some of the objects which he listed.
Episodes in Season 23
1
Venus Explored
2
The Man who Mapped the Nebulae
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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
13
