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Iconic series exploring space science and the incredible universe all around us.

Look up! Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott present the iconic, inspirational look at cutting-edge space science and the incredible universe all around us.

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Chris Lintott

Pete Lawrence

Lucie Green

Hannah Cheriton

Kassi Jones

Angel Li

Sally Yeadon

Steve Crabtree

Toby Macdonald

The Sky at Night: Beyond the Visible

Beyond the Visible

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Beyond the Visible

How vision-impaired astronomers are able to see the universe.

The Sky at Night team discovers the new techniques being pioneered by vision-impaired astronomers to see the universe, using their senses of hearing and touch.

The focus for this edition of The Sky at Night is on astronomical research that is beyond the scope of our eyes. 

We think of astronomy as something we do primarily using our sight. But we can now search the cosmos using radiation beyond the narrow band of visible light, beyond what we are able to see. 

We visit the UK’s foremost radio observatory, Jodrell Bank, and meet some remarkable, vision-impaired astronomers who are pioneering new techniques to carry out their research using their senses of hearing and touch.

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