The Sky at Night · SEASON 18
The Heart of the Scorpion
Episode 6 · 1974-07-10
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Patrick Moore describes the Red Giant star, Antares, in the constellation of Scorpio. It is now visible above the southern horizon; and although it looks like a dot, it is bigger than the orbit of the Earth round the Sun.
Season 18 episodes
1. Positional Astronomy1974-01-27
2. Saturn - The Ringed Planet1974-02-17
3. The Milky Way1974-03-20
4. Life in the Universe1974-05-15
5. The Daylight Star1974-06-12
6. The Heart of the Scorpion1974-07-10
7. Shooting Stars1974-08-07
8. Choosing a Telescope1974-09-04
9. Lord Rosse's Great Telescope1974-10-02
10. The Changing Force of Gravity1974-10-30
11. Eros - Wanderer in Space1974-11-26
12. The Year of the Planets1974-12-18
