The Sky at Night: Sirius, the Dog-Star

Aired 1977-01-17

Sirius is now at its best in the evening sky. It is one of our nearest stellar neighbours, and is much more luminous than the sun. It seems to flash all colours but is really a white star, it has a strange, super-dense White Dwarf companion. Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson discuss some of the questions associated with Sirius.

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The Sky at Night: Sirius, the Dog-Star

Sirius, the Dog-Star

Travel in Space and Time

The Mapping of Mercury

Celebrates its 20th anniversary

The Solar Cycle

Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?

The New Infra-red Telescope

The Swan in the Sky

The Voyager Missions

Stars of the Far South

The Amateur Astronomer

Why Do the Planets Shine?

Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters