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The Sky at Night•Season 12•Episode 8

Pulsars

Jul 19, 1968

Strange, quickly vibrating radio sources have been discovered far out in space. These pulsating stars or 'pulsars' are one of the most exciting discoveries of modern science, and have taken astronomers by surprise. Patrick Moore talks about them with Dr. A. Hewish at Cambridge

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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

"Pulsars" is episode 8 of The Sky at Night season 12. It aired on July 19, 1968.

Next: E9 · The Structure of the Moon Best of Season 12