Season 33
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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 sky is magnificent, with Orion dominant and Jupiter and Mars visible. Patrick Moore takes a look round the winter sky and discusses some curious mysteries.
How many galaxies are there? It now seems that there are many more than believed, some so dim they are barely visible, so that we are seeing only 'the tip of the iceberg'; others so compact, that they have been mistaken for stars.
Pulsars are among the most bizarre objects in the universe. Astronomers have been waiting to see whether the supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, seen in 1987, will produce a pulsar. Dr. Paul Murdin discusses with Patrick Moore.
High in the Andes mountains of Chile lies one of the world's major observatories, La Silla, with its 15 telescopes. Conditions there are ideal, far better than anywhere in Europe. Patrick visits La Silla and talks to the astronomers there.
The IUE or International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite was launched in 1978. It had an estimated lifetime of three years, but it is still operating, and has revolutionised our whole understanding of the stars.
Astronomy programme.