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The Sky at Night•Season 15•Episode 10

The Life and Death of a Star

Sep 15, 1971

Stars look like simple points of light to the naked eye, but they have complicated lives, evolving from dust and gas and eventually ageing into dense 'white dwarfs.' Patrick Moore discusses the stages of a star's life with Iain Nicolson, who is a lecturer on

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Season 15 Episodes13

The Approach of Mars

Things are Seldom What They Seem

Sirius, the Dog-Star

A Black Hole in Space?

Jupiter - the Other Magnetic Planet

Orbiting Space-Stations

Tracking the Stars

How Far Are the Stars?

Mars Comes Close

The Life and Death of a Star

Kepler, Genius and Mystic

Mars

The Royal Observatory Telescope

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Episode Summary

"The Life and Death of a Star" is episode 10 of The Sky at Night season 15. It aired on September 15, 1971.

Next: E11 · Kepler, Genius and Mystic Best of Season 15