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Lives of the Stars

Lucie Green and Chris Lintott discuss stars and what happens to them when they die.

Sun 2 Jun 2013 23:40 BBC One except Scotland HD, Wales, Wales HD

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  • Night Sky Guide - March & April

    Comet PanSTARRS by Tom Harradine
    This March and April we have a comet, Saturn and a star cluster for you to enjoy in the night sky.

    Use our star charts to find them
  • Space Surgery

    Andromeda galaxy
    Do you have an astronomical problem or query? 

    Send it into Space Surgery 


  • Sky at Night Flickr group

    Orion flame and horsehead nebula
    We have a Flickr group where you can post your astronomical images, in particular for our Moore Winter Marathon. We look forward to seeing your contributions and using them on the programme.


    BBC Sky at Night Flickr
  • Newsletter

    The newsletter has now been replaced by our monthly night sky guide. We thank you for supporting Sir Patrick's unique quarterly astronomical round-ups; he took great pride in writing them.  We hope you have enjoyed them over the years and that you continue to find Pete Lawrence's star charts just as useful.
  • Forthcoming programmes

    June 2013: Lives of the Stars
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 2nd June, around midnight
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 6th June, 7.30pm
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 8th June, around midday

    July 2013: 
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 7th July, around midnight
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 11th July, 7.30pm
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 13th July, around midday

    August 2013: 
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 4th July, around midnight
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 8th July, 7.30pm
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 10th July, around midday

    September 2013: 
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 1st Sept, around midnight; 
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 5th Sept, 7.30pm; 
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 7th Sept, around midday

    October 2013: 
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 6th Oct, around midnight
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 10th Oct, 7.30pm
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 12th Oct, around midday

    November 2013: 
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 3rd Nov, around midnight
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 7th Nov, 7.30pm 
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 9th Nov, around midday

    December 2013: 
    • BBC 1 - Sunday 1st Dec, around midnight
    • BBC 4 - Thursday 5th Dec, 7.30pm
    • BBC 2 - Saturday 7th Dec, around midday

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