The Sky at Night

Season 30 Episode 8: The Death of a Star

The southern galaxy Centaurus A is a peculiar system, crossed by a dark dust-lane. In it an Australian amateur astronomer has found a supernova - a colossal stellar outburst involving the destruction of a star. Patrick Moore talks to Dr Paul Murdin of the Royal Greenwich Observatory about this remarkable object.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

70

Episodes:

847

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

1957

Rating:

8.3