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The Shape of our Galaxy

May 4, 1959

Patrick Moore discusses with Dr Harlow Shapley, former Director of Harvard College Observatory and one of the world's leading astronomers, our island of stars in the Universe, of which the solar system forms a minute and insignificant part.

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Life and Death of the Sun

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Life and Death of the Sun

Mercury and the Moon

Twin Stars

The Shape of our Galaxy

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Life on Venus

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The Ringed Planet

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The Front and the Back of the Moon

Pairs of Suns

The Star in the East

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Episode Summary

"The Shape of our Galaxy" is episode 5 of The Sky at Night season 3. It aired on May 4, 1959.

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