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The Sky at Night•Season 33•Episode 3

Cosmic Lighthouse

Mar 12, 1989

Pulsars are among the most bizarre objects in the universe. They are very small, amazingly dense and spinning round rapidly. Astronomers have been waiting to see whether the supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, seen in 1987, will produce a pulsar. Reports from the Cerro

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Season 33 Episodes13

Mysteries of the Winter Sky

Icebergs and Crouching Giants

Cosmic Lighthouse

Observing from La Silla

Exploring the Ultraviolet Sky

Telescopes for the 90s

The Curious Little World of Pluto

Eclipse of the Moon

Observing from the Atacama

Neptune - Voyager's Last Planet

The Making of an Astronomer

The Bull in the Sky

Voyager's Grand Tour

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Episode Summary

"Cosmic Lighthouse" is episode 3 of The Sky at Night season 33. It aired on March 12, 1989.

Next: E4 · Observing from La Silla Best of Season 33