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The Sky at Night•Season 30•Episode 8

The Death of a Star

Jul 27, 1986

The southern galaxy Centaurus A is a peculiar system, crossed by a dark dust-lane. In it an Australian amateur astronomer has found a supernova - a colossal stellar outburst involving the destruction of a star. Patrick Moore talks to Dr Paul Murdin of the

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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

"The Death of a Star" is episode 8 of The Sky at Night season 30. It aired on July 27, 1986.

Next: E9 · The Innermost Planet Best of Season 30