The Sky at Night · SEASON 27
The Black Hole Weigh-In
Episode 13 · 1983-12-11
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Black holes are almost certainly the most bizarre objects known. They cannot be seen but they betray their presence by their effects upon more normal stars. Now, for the first time, there has been an opportunity to weigh one of these strange objects. Patrick Moore talks about the latest developments with Dr Michael Penston.
Season 27 episodes
1. The Winter Sky1983-09-09
2. A New Frontier1983-02-06
3. Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space1983-03-06
4. The Quickest Pulsar1983-04-10
5. Neutrino Hunting1983-05-08
6. Speckles of Light1983-06-05
7. Pioneering the Heliosphere1983-07-03
8. Illuminating Quasars1983-07-31
9. Unlocking the Secrets of Vega1983-09-04
10. The Autumn Sky1983-09-25
11. The Mount Wilson Observatory1983-10-23
12. Discoveries in Space1983-11-20
13. The Black Hole Weigh-In1983-12-11
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