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Episode Details: Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Series: The Sky at Night
Season: Season 60
Episode Number: 5
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Duration: N/A min
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.