The Sky at Night · SEASON 3
The Shape of our Galaxy
Episode 5 · 1959-05-04

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Patrick Moore discusses with Dr Harlow Shapley, former Director of Harvard College Observatory and one of the world's leading astronomers, our island of stars in the Universe, of which the solar system forms a minute and insignificant part.
Season 3 episodes
1. Life and Death of the Sun1959-01-12
2. Life and Death of the Sun1959-02-09
3. Mercury and the Moon1959-03-09
4. Twin Stars1959-04-06
5. The Shape of our Galaxy1959-05-04
6. Minor Planets1959-06-10
7. Life on Venus1959-07-08
8. Lights in the Sky1959-08-05
9. The Ringed Planet1959-08-31
10. Topical Events1959-09-28
11. The Front and the Back of the Moon1959-10-26
12. Pairs of Suns1959-11-16
13. The Star in the East1959-12-14