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The Sky at Night · S21 E1

Sirius, the Dog-Star

1977-01-17

Sirius is now at its best in the evening sky. It is one of our nearest stellar neighbours, and is much more luminous than the sun. It seems to flash all colours but is really a white star, it has a strange, super-dense White Dwarf companion. Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson discuss some of the questions associated with Sirius.

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Season 21 Episodes

  • E1Sirius, the Dog-Star
  • E2Travel in Space and Time
  • E3The Mapping of Mercury
  • E4Celebrates its 20th anniversary
  • E5The Solar Cycle
  • E6Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?
  • E7The New Infra-red Telescope
  • E8The Swan in the Sky
  • E9The Voyager Missions
  • E10Stars of the Far South
  • E11The Amateur Astronomer
  • E12Why Do the Planets Shine?
  • E13Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters