The Sky at Night · SEASON 23

The Message of Starlight

Episode 12 · 1979-11-22

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Episode overview

Not all stars are alike: some are red, some yellow and some white. These different colours show their different temperatures, and by using spectroscopes it is possible to find out what materials exist there. Patrick Moore and Dr Jacqueline Mitton explain what stellar spectroscopy has told us.

Season 23 episodes

1. Venus Explored1979-01-10 2. The Man who Mapped the Nebulae1979-02-05 3. Is Life on Earth Unique?1979-03-08 4. The Space Between the Stars1979-04-04 5. Voyager to Jupiter1979-05-02 6. Looking at the Weather from Space1979-05-30 7. X-Rays from Space1979-06-27 8. Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter1979-07-24 9. The Zodiac1979-08-21 10. Pioneer to Saturn1979-09-19 11. Observing the Sun1979-10-18 12. The Message of Starlight1979-11-22 13. UFOs - fact or fantasy?1979-12-11