- Title: The Stars Messages From The Stars
- Date: 20th August 1990
- Summary: STARS ARE JUST TINY POINTS OF LIGHT IN THE SKY. SO HOW CAN WE EVER KNOW ANYTHING CONCRETE ABOUT THEM - LIKE THEIR SIZE, THEIR DISTANCE, OR WHAT THEY'RE MADE OF? IN TODAY'S PROGRAMME, HEATHER COUPER EXPLAINS HOW ASTRONOMERS TURN DETECTIVE TO UNLOCK THE SECRET CODES AND MESSAGES HIDDEN IN STARLIGHT. AT THE STUNNINGLY-SITUATED ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATORY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, HEATHER GET S TO GRIPS WITH THE ARMOURY AVAILABLE TO TODAY'S ASTRONOMERS. BIG TELESCOPES AR E JUST PART OF THE STORY; ELECTRONICS AND MEGA-COMPUTERS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT IN CRACKING THE STARCODE. AND WHEN ALL THE MESSAGES ARE GATHERED IN, AN AMAZING STORY STARTS TO UNFOLD - THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF A STAR.
- 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 2
- Transmission Date:20/08/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s