The Sky at Night

1993

Not Rated
Astronomy programme.

Where to Watch The Sky at Night • 1993

13 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Patrick Moore surveys Orion the Hunter, and then Mars and Venus - two bright inner planets.
  • Radio Watchers
    E2
    Radio WatchersPatrick Moore visits the world's most powerful radio observatories and talks to the astronomers who make the radio pictures.
  • How the Universe Began
    E3
    How the Universe BeganPatrick Moore discusses the latest findings on how the universe began.
  • Cambridge Telescope
    E4
    Cambridge TelescopePatrick Moore explains the significance of a new telescope jointly planned by Cambridge University and the Harvard Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is being set up in Chile.
  • Town Astronomy
    E5
    Town AstronomyPatrick Moore explains that there is much for the amateur astronomer to see.
  • Star Death
    E6
    Star DeathDr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a massive star - from which astronomers can learn a great deal.
  • A Star and its Costar
    E7
    A Star and its CostarPatrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • Planetary Nebulae
    E8
    Planetary NebulaeDr Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to explain what the so-called planetary nebulae are.
  • Swarm around the Solar System
    E9
    Swarm around the Solar SystemPatrick Moore discusses newly found bodies in orbit around the sun and asks whether the planetary system could be more extensive than previously believed.
  • Merlin - The Radio Wizard
    E10
    Merlin - The Radio WizardPatrick Moore talks to Prof Richard Davis of Jodrell Bank about his current work with the Lovell radio telescope.
  • Tubes of Light
    E11
    Tubes of LightPatrick Moore is joined by Fred Watson, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been developing fibre optics for astronomy.
  • Aerial Display
    E12
    Aerial DisplayPatrick Moore looks at Taunton School's radio telescope.
  • Galactic Dustbins
    E13
    Galactic DustbinsPatrick Moore is joined by Dr Jocelyn Bell-Burnell for the latest news about black holes.

 

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