The Sky at Night · SEASON 16
X-Ray Stars
Episode 2 · 1972-02-02
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The first X-ray source far out in space was detected nine years ago. Since then, 100 more have been found. But what are they? Patrick Moore talks to Professor Peter Willmore and Dr Kenneth Pounds about a recent successful British experiment to track down one of these mysterious sources by using rockets.
Season 16 episodes
1. The Great Bear1972-01-05
2. X-Ray Stars1972-02-02
3. Mars - A Dynamic World1972-03-01
4. What Do You Want to Know?1972-03-27
5. Fifteenth Anniversary1972-04-12
6. The Tenth Planet?1972-05-24
7. Midsummer and Megaliths1972-06-21
8. Jupiter - The Colossal Planet1972-07-19
9. The Andromeda Galaxy1972-08-16
10. An Exploded Planet?1972-09-18
11. Mars1972-10-02
12. Collapsing Stars1972-10-30
13. Tycho's Star1972-12-04
