The Sky at Night
S14E12
S14E12· aired 11/18/1970

Infra-Red Astronomy

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Overview

One of the newest and most exciting branches of science, infra-red astronomy can detect 'invisible light' from the stars and so tell us more than we could find out from visible light only. Patrick Moore talks to Professor James Ring of Imperial College about the special techniques used in infra-red astronomy and plans for further research.