The Sky at Night
Season 27 Episode 13 - The Black Hole Weigh-In
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Documentary, News
Black holes are almost certainly the most bizarre objects known. They cannot be seen but they betray their presence by their effects upon more normal stars. Now, for the first time, there has been an opportunity to weigh one of these strange objects. Patrick Moore talks about the latest developments with Dr Michael Penston.
Episodes in Season 27
1
The Winter Sky
2
A New Frontier
3
Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space
4
The Quickest Pulsar
5
Neutrino Hunting
6
Speckles of Light
7
Pioneering the Heliosphere
8
Illuminating Quasars
9
Unlocking the Secrets of Vega
10
The Autumn Sky
11
The Mount Wilson Observatory
12
Discoveries in Space
13
The Black Hole Weigh-In
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