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The Sky at Night•Season 31•Episode 3

Stellar Catastrophe

Mar 15, 1987

On 24 February a supernova blazed out in the Large Cloud of Magellan, which is the brightest of the external star-systems though unfortunately too far south to be seen from Britain. The new supernova is the brightest to have been seen since 1604, and

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Season 31 Episodes13

Photographing the Sky

The Study of Variable Stars

Stellar Catastrophe

A Celebration

Air on Other Worlds

High Moon

The William Herschel Telescope

The Roof of the World

The Hunt for Planet Ten

The Exploding Star

Jodrell - The Listening Bank

A Telescope for Christmas?

Where Are the Stars?

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Episode Summary

"Stellar Catastrophe" is episode 3 of The Sky at Night season 31. It aired on March 15, 1987.

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