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The Sky at Night•Season 29•Episode 11

Red Shift - or Red Herring?

Oct 14, 1985

How large is the universe? Astronomers measure the distances of very remote objects by using spectroscopes, but today there are some doubts as to whether the measurements are reliable. Two star-systems in the constellation of the Fishes appear to give very confusing results. Patrick

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Colours of the Stars

The Year of the Comet

The Sky in Infra-Red

Moon Rills

Little Worlds

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Mizar

The Computerised Amateur

Red Shift - or Red Herring?

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How Wrong We Were

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Episode Summary

"Red Shift - or Red Herring?" is episode 11 of The Sky at Night season 29. It aired on October 14, 1985.

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