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The Sky at Night•Season 30•Episode 12

Cosmic Lawn Sprinkler

Nov 10, 1986

The unique object known to astronomers at SS433 looks at first sight like a dim star, but has proved to be as bizarre as anything known. Jets of material spreading out from it are 'processing' in the manner of a lawn-sprinkler. Patrick Moore talks about

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Season 30 Episodes13

Our Nearest Star

Voyager to Uranus

Halley's Comet: The Encounter

The Spring Sky

The Story of Satum

Halley - The End of the Tale?

The Summer Sky

The Death of a Star

The Innermost Planet

The Furthest Depths of the Universe

The Autumn Sky

Cosmic Lawn Sprinkler

The Galilean Moons

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Episode Summary

"Cosmic Lawn Sprinkler" is episode 12 of The Sky at Night season 30. It aired on November 10, 1986.

Next: E13 · The Galilean Moons Best of Season 30