Public Television Video about buying a star...

Any help in tracking this down will be appreciated.

Many years ago, on public television, I watched a short (10-15
minutes) video about a couple who goes into a star shop to
purchase a star.

The woman wants a star that will last a long time so they can
"raise many generations of progeny". The man wants a massive star
that will be a beacon in the galaxy and go out with a flourish.
As they argue about the various merits of more massive and less
massive stars, we viewers are learning about the evolution of
stars (as a function of mass).

Eventually the couple settle on a star like our Sun that will
last a good ten billion years, yet will eventually swell up as a
red giant. As the man is doing the paperwork with the salesman,
the woman wonders around the rest of the star shop... she come
across some containers (cigar boxes) with labels... "neutron
stars", and "black holes".

The box labeled "black holes" has big letters that say do not
open. Curiosity gets the better of her and as she lifts the lid
to take a peek, the whole TV pictu

In article ,
Sam Wormley wrote:

Any help in tracking this down will be appreciated.

Many years ago, on public television, I watched a short (10-15
minutes) video about a couple who goes into a star shop to
purchase a star.

The woman wants a star that will last a long time so they can
"raise many generations of progeny". The man wants a massive star
that will be a beacon in the galaxy and go out with a flourish.
As they argue about the various merits of more massive and less
massive stars, we viewers are learning about the evolution of
stars (as a function of mass).

Eventually the couple settle on a star like our Sun that will
last a good ten billion years, yet will eventually swell up as a
red giant. As the man is doing the paperwork with the salesman,
the woman wonders around the rest of the star shop... she come
across some containers (cigar boxes) with labels... "neutron
stars", and "black holes".

The box labeled "black holes" has big letters that say do not
open. Curiosity gets the better of her and as she lifts the lid
to take a peek, the whole TV pictu

Sounds like Twilight Zone to me, but just a guess.

--
Rodger

In article ,
Sam Wormley wrote:

Any help in tracking this down will be appreciated.

Many years ago, on public television, I watched a short (10-15
minutes) video about a couple who goes into a star shop to
purchase a star.

The woman wants a star that will last a long time so they can
"raise many generations of progeny". The man wants a massive star
that will be a beacon in the galaxy and go out with a flourish.
As they argue about the various merits of more massive and less
massive stars, we viewers are learning about the evolution of
stars (as a function of mass).

Eventually the couple settle on a star like our Sun that will
last a good ten billion years, yet will eventually swell up as a
red giant. As the man is doing the paperwork with the salesman,
the woman wonders around the rest of the star shop... she come
across some containers (cigar boxes) with labels... "neutron
stars", and "black holes".

The box labeled "black holes" has big letters that say do not
open. Curiosity gets the better of her and as she lifts the lid
to take a peek, the whole TV pictu

Sounds like Twilight Zone to me, but just a guess.

--
Rodger

Rodger wrote:

In article ,
Sam Wormley wrote:

Any help in tracking this down will be appreciated.

Many years ago, on public television, I watched a short (10-15
minutes) video about a couple who goes into a star shop to
purchase a star.

The woman wants a star that will last a long time so they can
"raise many generations of progeny". The man wants a massive star
that will be a beacon in the galaxy and go out with a flourish.
As they argue about the various merits of more massive and less
massive stars, we viewers are learning about the evolution of
stars (as a function of mass).

Eventually the couple settle on a star like our Sun that will
last a good ten billion years, yet will eventually swell up as a
red giant. As the man is doing the paperwork with the salesman,
the woman wonders around the rest of the star shop... she come
across some containers (cigar boxes) with labels... "neutron
stars", and "black holes".

The box labeled "black holes" has big letters that say do not
open. Curiosity gets the better of her and as she lifts the lid
to take a peek, the whole TV pictu

Sounds like Twilight Zone to me, but just a guess.

--
Rodger

Not likely the "Twilight Zone", since the general public didn't know
about black holes when TZ first aired in the late 50's and early 60's. I
also watched a TZ marathon on cable TV and don't recall an episode that
fits that plot line. I think it was the Disney movie called 'The Black
Hole' (1979) that may have started the public's interest in the subject,
even though the movie was a box office flop.
I first read about black holes in a book titled "Black Holes: The End of
the Universe?" by John Taylor, published in the early 70's. I recommend
it.


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