The Sky at Night · SEASON 28

Reflection Nebulae

Episode 12 · 1984-11-18

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Episode overview

There is a tremendous amount of material spread thinly between the stars. If a star happens to pass into a cloud of denser gas and dust, it will illuminate it to produce a reflection nebula. In this programme Patrick Moore talks to Dr Paul Murdin , who is in charge of the British telescopes at the new observatory in the Canary Islands, and shows some of the latest spectacular pictures of these strange clouds in space.

Season 28 episodes

1. The Winter Sky1984-01-08 2. At the Castle Gate1984-02-05 3. Venus Unveiled1984-03-11 4. The Secret Lives of the Stars1984-04-01 5. New Life for Solar Max1984-04-29 6. Cooking the Elements1984-05-20 7. A Night with the INT1984-06-10 8. Missions to Comets1984-07-15 9. The Orange World of Titan1984-08-19 10. Shells Around the Stars1984-09-17 11. Once Upon a Time1984-10-14 12. Reflection Nebulae1984-11-18 13. Forgotten Constellations1984-12-09