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World Service,26 May 1998,13 mins

Infrared Space Observatory Satellite

Seeing Stars

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The findings of the Infrared Space Observatory satellite known as ISO is discussed by Peter Clegg of the University of London. The stories of the constellations and star patterns, and the role Greeks and Arabs played in naming them by Dennis Ashton of the Stardome Planetarium. Plus what was happening among the stars and planets in June 1998. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1998.

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