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The Sky at Night · S42 E9

Flaring Stars

1998-08-24

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.

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Season 42 Episodes

  • E1Ring of Moons
  • E2The Art of Deep Space
  • E3The Total Experience
  • E4A Cold View of Space
  • E5The Sky with Chips
  • E6Planets of Other Suns
  • E7The Sun Awakens
  • E8The UK Schmidt - the First Quarter Century
  • E9Flaring Stars
  • E10The Flying Horse of Autumn
  • E11Cosmic Fireworks
  • E12The Royal Greenwich Observatory - 1675-1998
  • E13Timekeeping by Starlight