The Sky at Night
Season 42 Episode 9 - Flaring Stars
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1957
Documentary, News
A bright starthat flares up where no naked-eye star has been seen before is termed a "nova". But a nova is not really new, merely a formerly faint star which suffers a temporary outburst. Professor Chris Kitchin , of Hertfordshire University, joins Patrick Moore to discuss these strange, unpredictable stars.
Episodes in Season 42
1
Ring of Moons
2
The Art of Deep Space
3
The Total Experience
4
A Cold View of Space
5
The Sky with Chips
6
Planets of Other Suns
7
The Sun Awakens
8
The UK Schmidt - the First Quarter Century
9
Flaring Stars
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10
The Flying Horse of Autumn
11
Cosmic Fireworks
12
The Royal Greenwich Observatory - 1675-1998
13
