The Sky at Night · SEASON 21

Sirius, the Dog-Star

Episode 1 · 1977-01-17

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Episode overview

Sirius is now at its best in the evening sky. It is one of our nearest stellar neighbours, and is much more luminous than the sun. It seems to flash all colours but is really a white star, it has a strange, super-dense White Dwarf companion. Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson discuss some of the questions associated with Sirius.

Season 21 episodes

1. Sirius, the Dog-Star1977-01-17 2. Travel in Space and Time1977-02-17 3. The Mapping of Mercury1977-03-16 4. Celebrates its 20th anniversary1977-04-20 5. The Solar Cycle1977-05-18 6. Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?1977-06-15 7. The New Infra-red Telescope1977-07-20 8. The Swan in the Sky1977-08-10 9. The Voyager Missions1977-09-07 10. Stars of the Far South1977-09-28 11. The Amateur Astronomer1977-10-24 12. Why Do the Planets Shine?1977-11-23 13. Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters1977-12-14