The Sky at Night

1958

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Astronomy programme.

Where to Watch The Sky at Night • 1958

12 Episodes

  • The Winter Sky
    E1
    The Winter SkyPatrick Moore shows you the wonders of the winter sky during the coming month.
  • Radio Astronomy
    E2
    Radio AstronomyPatrick Moore discusses with Dr. Roger Jennison of Jodrell Bank how radio astronomy is increasing our knowledge of the Universe.
  • The Plough
    E3
    The PloughPatrick Moore discusses the most famous of all the constellations.
  • Penumbral Eclipse
    E4
    Penumbral EclipsePatrick Moore talks about the forthcoming penumbral eclipse of the Moon, and Mercury the nearest planet to the Sun.
  • The Moon
    E5
    The MoonTonight Patrick Moore is at the Hampstead Observatory. If weather conditions are suitable television cameras will bring live pictures of the moon's surface.
  • Jupiter
    E6
    JupiterPatrick Moore talks about the largest planet, its family of moons, and its mysterious changing red spot.
  • Dwarf and Giant Stars
    E7
    Dwarf and Giant StarsPatrick Moore talks about the life history of a star.
  • Moon Missions
    E8
    Moon MissionsPatrick Moore explains what it would mean to astronomers if a successful attempt were made to reach the moon.
  • Telescopes
    E9
    TelescopesPatrick Moore talks about old and new telescopes with A. H. Degenhardt, and shows some of the things which the new telescopes can reveal-for instance, about the Andromeda Galaxy, whose light takes nearly two million years to reach us.
  • The Universe
    E10
    The UniversePatrick Moore talks to America's foremost astronomer, Dr. Harlow Shapley, about his theories on the size and scale of the universe.
  • Mars
    E11
    MarsMars is better seen now than it will be for the next ten years.
  • The Craters on the Moon
    E12
    The Craters on the MoonPatrick Moore and Dr. Gilbert Fielder discuss the recent report by a Russian astronomer of an eruption on the moon, and what it reveals about the moon's origin and present state.

 

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