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The Sky at Night•Season 4•Episode 1

The Great Spiral

Jan 20, 1960

Patrick Moore talks about the Andromeda nebula, the most distant object in the heavens it is possible to see with the naked eye, and compares it with what is known of our own galaxy.

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The Great Spiral

Uranus

Why Stars Twinkle

Visitor from Space

Star Clouds of Sagittarius

Other Moons

Celestial Fireworks

Measuring the Universe

Moonscape

Make-up of the Stars

Astronomy in Russia

Tektites

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Episode Summary

"The Great Spiral" is episode 1 of The Sky at Night season 4. It aired on January 20, 1960.

Next: E2 · Uranus Best of Season 4