The Sky at Night

Season 11, Episode 9

Episode Title: Exploding Stars

Air Date: 1967-08-18

Overview:

Patrick Moore talks about Novae, which appear to be new stars but are in fact existing ones brightened by explosions, and discusses the new Nova near the Constellation of Delphinus with George Alcock, a Huntingdonshire schoolmaster, who was the first person to see it.