The Sky at Night: The Nearest Galaxies

Aired 1978-02-08

What is the most remote object ever visible with the naked eye? The answer is: the Great Spiral in Andromeda, which is a member of our Local Group of galaxies, but is still very remote - its light takes over two million years to reach us. The Local Group is now known to contain over 25 members, some of which are huge systems while others are dwarf galaxies. Patrick Moore talks about the Local Group to Heather Couper , lecturer at the Caird Planetarium, Greenwich.

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Episodes

Season

14 episodes

The Sky at Night: The Nearest Galaxies

Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars

The Nearest Galaxies

The New Mars

Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters

The Asteroids

Birth of a Star

Astronomers' View of the Earth

Gamma Ray Astronomy

The Edge of the Solar System

Question and Answer

Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?

Where Did Life Begin?

Exploded Star

The Alignment of the Planets