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The Sky at Night Season 37, Episode 6: Star Death

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Dr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a massive star - from which astronomers can learn a great deal. Watch The Sky at Night Season 37, Episode 6 Star Death in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The Sky at Night Season 37, Episode 6 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

13 episodes
1

Episode 1

Patrick Moore surveys Orion the Hunter, and then Mars and Venus - two bright inner planets.
2

Radio Watchers

Patrick Moore visits the world's most powerful radio observatories and talks to the astronomers who make the radio pictures.
3

How the Universe Began

Patrick Moore discusses the latest findings on how the universe began.
4

Cambridge Telescope

Patrick Moore explains the significance of a new telescope jointly planned by Cambridge University and the Harvard Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is being set up in Chile.
5

Town Astronomy

Patrick Moore explains that there is much for the amateur astronomer to see.
6

Star Death

Dr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a massive star - from which astronomers can learn a great deal.
7

A Star and its Costar

Patrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.
8

Planetary Nebulae

Dr Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to explain what the so-called planetary nebulae are.
9

Swarm around the Solar System

Patrick Moore discusses newly found bodies in orbit around the sun and asks whether the planetary system could be more extensive than previously believed.
10

Merlin - The Radio Wizard

Patrick Moore talks to Prof Richard Davis of Jodrell Bank about his current work with the Lovell radio telescope.
11

Tubes of Light

Patrick Moore is joined by Fred Watson, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been developing fibre optics for astronomy.
12

Aerial Display

Patrick Moore looks at Taunton School's radio telescope.
13

Galactic Dustbins

Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Jocelyn Bell-Burnell for the latest news about black holes.