The Sky at Night · SEASON 35
The Pole Star
Episode 9 · 1991-08-25
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Polaris is probably the most famous star in the night sky and has been of tremendous value to navigators through the ages. Patrick Moore discusses not only its position but also its nature - pointing out that Polaris is far more luminous than the Sun, and so far away that we see it as it used to be at the time of the crusades.
Season 35 episodes
1. Mars - the Red Planet1991-01-21
2. The Fastest Clocks in the Universe1991-02-28
3. Jupiter and Family1991-03-11
4. Bombardment from Space1991-03-31
5. Wanderers in Space1991-04-28
6. Guarding Their Secrets1991-05-26
7. Saturn the Ringed Planet1991-07-01
8. Soviet Space Astronomy1991-07-29
9. The Pole Star1991-08-25
10. Galaxy in Creation?1991-09-23
11. Hubble Space Telescope1991-10-20
12. Nothing But Blue Skies1991-11-17
13. The Strangest Planet1991-12-09
