Poster of Cast and Crew in The Sky At Night - Season 2016 - Episode 5 - Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy

The Sky At Night - Season 2016 - Secrets of the Whirlpool Galaxy (Episode 5)

Plot: 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
Episode Aired On:
Sunday, June 12 2016
8 years ago