The Sky at Night · SEASON 20

Quasars - the Remotest Objects in the Universe?

Episode 12 · 1976-11-24

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Episode overview

In 1963 astronomers identified ' quasars ' - star-like objects which were held to be the most remote and the most luminous ever seen. There have been doubts about the accuracy of these estimates, but new research indicates that it is correct. Patrick Moore talks to Dr Simon Mitton , of Cambridge University, about these strange objects which may well lie very close to the edge of the observable universe.

Season 20 episodes

1. The Changing Face of Mars1976-01-21 2. The Pole Star1976-02-18 3. Black Holes in Space1976-03-18 4. The Rings of Saturn1976-04-21 5. The Sun and the Earth1976-05-20 6. Neutron Stars1976-06-14 7. Viking to Mars1976-07-15 8. Viking on Mars1976-08-11 9. How Far Can You See?1976-09-09 10. Viking - The End of the Beginning1976-09-28 11. A New Look from Old Greenwich1976-10-28 12. Quasars - the Remotest Objects in the Universe?1976-11-24 13. The Evening Star1976-12-15