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The Sky at Night•Season 12•Episode 12

The 'Clocks' of Space

Nov 4, 1968

Radio-astronomers at Jodrell Bank are carrying out a series of remarkable experiments to measure the distance from earth of 'pulsars'-the mysterious regularly-ticking radio sources out in space which were discovered last year by British scientists. Patrick Moore discusses the significance of these experiments with

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Season 12 Episodes14

Home-Built Observatories

Calendars of Other Worlds

The New Planetarium

Black Clouds in the Galaxy

Flights of Space Fancy

A Close Pass by Icarus

The Unquiet Sun

Pulsars

The Structure of the Moon

The Siberian Eclipse of the Sun

The Eclipse of the Sun

The 'Clocks' of Space

Venus, The Hot Planet

The Moon and the Earth

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Episode Summary

"The 'Clocks' of Space" is episode 12 of The Sky at Night season 12. It aired on November 4, 1968.

Next: E13 · Venus, The Hot Planet Best of Season 12