The Sky at Night · SEASON 29

Mizar

Episode 9 · 1985-08-19

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Episode overview

Mizar, the second star in the 'handle' of the Plough, has a faint companion, Alcor, easily visible with the naked eye. Use a telescope and Mizar is seen to be double; and the brighter member is again double. Patrick Moore talks about Mizar and speculates as to the view from a planet moving in this system.

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