The Sky at Night · SEASON 20
Neutron Stars
Episode 6 · 1976-06-14
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Pulsars are among the most incredible objects known to man. They are composed of neutrons and are so dense that a pin's head of neutron star material would weigh as much as an ocean liner. Discovered as recently as the late 60s, neutron stars are of great and increasing interest to astronomers and valuable information on X-ray pulsars has been obtained from the instruments aboard the British satellite, Ariel 5. Patrick Moore talks about pulsars to Jocelyn Bell Burnell who was involved in their discovery.
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
