- Title: The Stars Secrets Of The Sun
- Date: 3rd September 1990
- Summary: SUN-WORSHIP IS BURIED DEEP IN OUR PSYCHE - AND IT'S TAKEN TO HIGH LEVELS OF DEVOTION ON THE BEACHES OF HAWAII, AS HEATHER COUPER DISCOVERS IN TODAY'S PROGRAMME. BUT THE SUN DESERVES OUR WORSHIP, BECAUSE WE UTTERLY DEPEND ON IT: ITS ENERGY POWERS OUR WORLD. THE SUN IS OUR LOCAL STAR. IT'S THE ONLY ONE CLOSE ENOUGH TO STUDY IN DETAIL - AND IT CAN TELL US WHAT MAKES THE STARS TICK. FILMED THROUGH A SOLAR TELESCOPE, THE SUN IS AN AWESOME SIGHT: ITS INCANDESCENT SURFACE SEETHES AND BUBBLES, WHILE GREAT ARCS OF GAS SHOOT AWAY INTO THE BLACKNESS OF SPACE. BUT WHAT IS IT THAT POWERS THE SUN? AND HOW RELIABLE IS THE SUN'S POWER SOURCE? HEATHER FINDS THAT EVEN THE STAR ON OUR DOORSTEP HAS SURPRISES UP ITS SLEEVE.
- Description:WITH THE USE OF THE LATEST COMPUTER GRAPHICS,HEATHER COUPER TAKES US BEYOND 'THE PLANETS' TO EXPLORE THE STARS. IN THIS SERIES,WE MEET THE INHABITANTS OF OUR OWN STAR CITY - THE GALAXY.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:MOVING PICTURE COMPANY
- Programme Episode:Episode 3
- Transmission Date:03/09/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s