Season 27
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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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The winter stars are more brilliant than those of any other season. Patrick Moore talks about these stars and gives the latest news about developments at the new observatory in La Palma and about the approach of Halley's Comet.
A week ago IRAS, the Infra-red Astronomical Satellite, was launched and is now orbiting the Earth. It will provide new information about objects ranging from super-giant stars, to the mysterious centre of our Galaxy.
Mauna Kea, in the Hawaiian Islands, is almost 14,000 feet high. At its summit the air is thin and the skies are clear - which is why some of the world's largest telescopes have been set up there. Patrick Moore pays it a visit.
Patrick Moore talks about a strange pulsar to the Astronomer Royal, Professor Graham Smith.
A mile below the Black Hills of Dakota lies a huge tank of cleaning fluid deep inside a gold mine - the world's strangest observatory. It is designed to collect neutrinos sent out by the sun. But what do we really know about the sun?
Astronomy programme.