The Sky at Night · SEASON 42

Flaring Stars

Episode 9 · 1998-08-24

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A bright starthat flares up where no naked-eye star has been seen before is termed a "nova". But a nova is not really new, merely a formerly faint star which suffers a temporary outburst. Professor Chris Kitchin , of Hertfordshire University, joins Patrick Moore to discuss these strange, unpredictable stars.

Season 42 episodes

1. Ring of Moons1998-01-12 2. The Art of Deep Space1998-02-08 3. The Total Experience1998-03-09 4. A Cold View of Space1998-04-06 5. The Sky with Chips1998-05-04 6. Planets of Other Suns1998-06-01 7. The Sun Awakens1998-06-29 8. The UK Schmidt - the First Quarter Century1998-07-27 9. Flaring Stars1998-08-24 10. The Flying Horse of Autumn1998-09-28 11. Cosmic Fireworks1998-10-19 12. The Royal Greenwich Observatory - 1675-19981998-11-16 13. Timekeeping by Starlight1998-12-14