The Sky at Night · SEASON 31
Stellar Catastrophe
Episode 3 · 1987-03-15
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
On 24 February a supernova blazed out in the Large Cloud of Magellan, which is the brightest of the external star-systems though unfortunately too far south to be seen from Britain. The new supernova is the brightest to have been seen since 1604, and is of immense interest to astronomers. Patrick Moore and Dr Paul Murdin of the Royal Greenwich Observatory talk about the supernova, and what it may tell us about the life-stories of the stars.
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
