The Sky at Night · SEASON 11

Exploding Stars

Episode 9 · 1967-08-18

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Episode overview

Patrick Moore talks about Novae, which appear to be new stars but are in fact existing ones brightened by explosions, and discusses the new Nova near the Constellation of Delphinus with George Alcock, a Huntingdonshire schoolmaster, who was the first person to see it.

Season 11 episodes

1. The Giant Planet1967-01-06 2. Observing Earth Satellites1967-02-03 3. Gas-Clouds in Space1967-03-03 4. The Craters on the Moon1967-03-31 5. Ten Years of Astronomy1967-04-23 6. A new look at Mars1967-05-26 7. Vega1967-06-23 8. Lord Rosse's Great Telescope1967-07-21 9. Exploding Stars1967-08-18 10. Invisible Astronomy1967-09-15 11. Cameras round the Moon1967-10-13 12. Venus Observed1967-11-10 13. Lumps from Outer Space1967-12-08