The Sky at Night · SEASON 29

The Sky in Infra-Red

Episode 4 · 1985-03-31

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Episode overview

The Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, operated for most of 1983 and provided important information about subjects ranging from the dusty tails of comets to star formation in remote galaxies. Patrick Moore talks to Dr Jim Emerson of Queen Mary College about these new results and their significance.

Season 29 episodes

1. Worlds Apart?1985-01-13 2. Colours of the Stars1985-02-10 3. The Year of the Comet1985-03-10 4. The Sky in Infra-Red1985-03-31 5. Moon Rills1985-05-05 6. Little Worlds1985-06-02 7. Summer Sky1985-06-30 8. Infra-Red at Siding Spring1985-07-28 9. Mizar1985-08-19 10. The Computerised Amateur1985-09-08 11. Red Shift - or Red Herring?1985-10-14 12. The Comet Returns1985-11-12 13. How Wrong We Were1985-12-15