The Sky at Night
Season 31 Episode 3 - Stellar Catastrophe
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1957
Documentary, News
On 24 February a supernova blazed out in the Large Cloud of Magellan, which is the brightest of the external star-systems though unfortunately too far south to be seen from Britain. The new supernova is the brightest to have been seen since 1604, and is of immense interest to astronomers. Patrick Moore and Dr Paul Murdin of the Royal Greenwich Observatory talk about the supernova, and what it may tell us about the life-stories of the stars.
Episodes in Season 31
1
Photographing the Sky
2
The Study of Variable Stars
3
Stellar Catastrophe
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4
A Celebration
5
Air on Other Worlds
6
High Moon
7
The William Herschel Telescope
8
The Roof of the World
9
The Hunt for Planet Ten
10
The Exploding Star
11
Jodrell - The Listening Bank
12
A Telescope for Christmas?
13
