Cosmic Fireworks

The Sky at Night Season 32 Episode 8

Overview:
Would you like to see a shooting star? August is the best month of the year for meteors; go outdoors on a dark, clear night between now and 17 August and you should see several members of the Perseid meteor stream as they plunge to their fiery death in the Earth's upper air. With Dr John Mason, Patrick Moore talks about this annual display of cosmic fireworks.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : -

Release Date : 1988-07-31

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 32)

The Winter Sky
1. The Winter Sky
The Brilliant Planets
2. The Brilliant Planets
Yerkes Observatory
3. Yerkes Observatory
The Awakening Sun
4. The Awakening Sun
Quasars, Redshifts and Controversy
5. Quasars, Redshifts and Controversy
Planets Revisited
6. Planets Revisited
The Summer Sky
7. The Summer Sky
Cosmic Fireworks
8. Cosmic Fireworks
Watch This Space
9. Watch This Space
Mars in Close-Up
10. Mars in Close-Up
Observing the Autumn Sky
11. Observing the Autumn Sky
Radio Stars
12. Radio Stars
Close Encounters
13. Close Encounters

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