The Sky at Night
Season 24 Episode 7 - Quasars
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
What are the quasars, which may be close to the edge of the universe as seen from Earth? Are they made up of exploding stars, or are they the centres of galaxies in which great outbursts have taken place? Patrick Moore talks to Professor Alec Boksenberg about these strange, super-luminous objects which have set astronomers so many problems since they were first identified less than 20 years ago.
Episodes in Season 24
1
Mapping the Sky
2
Saturn: The Disappearing Rings
3
The Man Who Discovered a Planet
4
The Multiple Mirror Telescope
5
Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy
6
Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope
7
Quasars
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8
The Mapping of Venus
9
Meteor Crater
10
Autumn Equinox
11
The Scintars
12
Voyager I Reaches Saturn
13
