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The Sky at Night

Season 23 · Episode 2

The Man who Mapped the Nebulae

0.0February 5, 1979

All astronomers know of the catalogue of star-clusters and nebulae compiled 200 years ago by Charles Messier ; and ' hunting the M objects' is a favourite amateur pastime. Tonight Patrick Moore describes Messier and some of the objects which he listed.

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Episodes

Episode 1Venus Explored
Episode 2The Man who Mapped the Nebulae
Episode 3Is Life on Earth Unique?
Episode 4The Space Between the Stars
Episode 5Voyager to Jupiter
Episode 6Looking at the Weather from Space
Episode 7X-Rays from Space
Episode 8Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter