Things are Seldom What They Seem
The Sky at Night · Season 15 · Episode 2
Our view of the Universe is always out of date! We see the Moon as it was over a second ago, the Sun 81 minutes ago, and remote star systems as they used to be before the Earth was formed. Patrick Moore explains why we can never see the universe 'now.'
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Season
15
Episode
2
Air Date
03/Feb/1971
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
—
Overview
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Our view of the Universe is always out of date! We see the Moon as it was over a second ago, the Sun 81 minutes ago, and remote star systems as they used to be before the Earth was formed. Patrick Moore explains why we can never see the universe 'now.'
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