The Sky at Night · SEASON 31

Where Are the Stars?

Episode 13 · 1987-12-13

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Episode overview

What are the exact positions of the stars in the sky? How do they move, and how far away are they? These are the problems which will be studied from Hipparcos, an artificial satellite due to be launched in 1988. Patrick Moore talks about Hipparcos with Andrew Murray, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been deeply involved with the project ever since it was first planned.

Season 31 episodes

1. Photographing the Sky1987-01-18 2. The Study of Variable Stars1987-02-08 3. Stellar Catastrophe1987-03-15 4. A Celebration1987-04-24 5. Air on Other Worlds1987-05-18 6. High Moon1987-06-14 7. The William Herschel Telescope1987-07-12 8. The Roof of the World1987-08-08 9. The Hunt for Planet Ten1987-09-06 10. The Exploding Star1987-09-27 11. Jodrell - The Listening Bank1987-10-18 12. A Telescope for Christmas?1987-11-15 13. Where Are the Stars?1987-12-13