Season 14
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A passionate astronomer battles personal demons while uncovering cosmic mysteries, revealing the profound connection between the universe and human emotion.
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In January a comet will be visible in the northern sky, bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Patrick Moore talks about comets and their appearances, also about Sir Edmund Halley - discoverer of Halley's Comet - with Colin Ronan.
The constellation of Orion the Hunter is conspicuous in the southern sky. Patrick talks about its many fascinating features, among them white giant stars, the old red giant Betelgeuse, and the gas-cloud where fresh stars are being formed.
In the year 1054 a new star, or Supernova, appeared. It was a star so brilliant that it rivalled Venus and was said to be visible in daylight. It was 2 years before it faded away. Patrick talks to Dr. Vinicio Barocas about the Crab Nebula.
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The Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts brought back colour photographs which provided information about the moon's surface and geology. But there are problems in taking photographs on the moon, Patrick Moore discusses these with H. J. P. Arnold.
Astronomy programme.