The Sky at Night · SEASON 20
The Pole Star
Episode 2 · 1976-02-18

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Everyone has heard of the Pole Star - but how many people can find it, or know its importance? From his observatory at Selsey, Patrick Moore talks about this huge, remote sun which has served to guide navigators for so many centuries.
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