Spaceship Earth — Season 1, Episode 8: Week 8: The Stars (Mid-February)

Episode synopsis

Columbus and the Pole Star. Earth wobbles over the centuries. The imaginary 'heavenly vault'. The Sun, our star. Infinitely large to infinitely small.

About Spaceship Earth

An educational series explaining the operation of the solar system using 3D animation. Its 52 episodes provide a week-by-week description of the operation of the solar system.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Week 1: The Journey Begins (New Year)
• E2Week 2: Travelling in the Solar System (Early January)
• E3Week 3: The Moon, Our Companion (Mid-January)
• E4Week 4: The Full Moon (Late January)
• E5Week 5: Earth's Rotation (January/February)
• E6Week 6: Copernicus and Kepler (Early February)
• E7Week 7: Gravity (Early/Mid-February)
• E9Week 9: The Calendar (Late February)
• E10Week 10: Waning Moon and Solar Eclipses (Early March)
• E11Week 11: Eclipses and Occultations (Mid-March)