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Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock report on a plan to train as many telescopes as possible on the Whirlpool Galaxy. This star formation is 30 million light years from Earth and was discovered in 1773, its spiral shape believed to have been the inspiration for Van Gogh's painting Starry Starry Night. Optical and infra-red telescopes, radio observatories and ultraviolet and x-ray sensors will study the galaxy to learn more about a wave of intense star formation.
Aired: Jun 12, 2016 Genre: Documentary NewsDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production:
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01: Planet 9 From Outer Space02: Five Greatest Images of the Solar System03: Stephen Hawking on Black Holes04: Mercury: The Problem Child of the Solar System05: Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy06: Juno: Mission to Jupiter07: Interstellar: The Journey to Proxima Centauri08: Goodbye Rosetta: A Sky At Night Special09: Life on Mars10: Review of the Year