The Sky at Night · SEASON 12
The 'Clocks' of Space
Episode 12 · 1968-11-04
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Radio-astronomers at Jodrell Bank are carrying out a series of remarkable experiments to measure the distance from earth of 'pulsars'-the mysterious regularly-ticking radio sources out in space which were discovered last year by British scientists. Patrick Moore discusses the significance of these experiments with Dr. Gerhard de Jager at Jodrell Bank
Season 12 episodes
1. Home-Built Observatories1968-01-05
2. Calendars of Other Worlds1968-02-02
3. The New Planetarium1968-03-01
4. Black Clouds in the Galaxy1968-03-29
5. Flights of Space Fancy1968-04-26
6. A Close Pass by Icarus1968-05-24
7. The Unquiet Sun1968-06-21
8. Pulsars1968-07-19
9. The Structure of the Moon1968-08-16
10. The Siberian Eclipse of the Sun1968-09-09
11. The Eclipse of the Sun1968-10-07
12. The 'Clocks' of Space1968-11-04
13. Venus, The Hot Planet1968-12-02
14. The Moon and the Earth1968-12-30
