The Sky at Night
Synopsis
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.
1988 Episodes
EP 1
At the start of 1987 The Sky at Night asked for amateur astronomical photographers to send in their pictures - either of objects in the sky…
EP 2
During March, Venus and Jupiter are splendidly placed for observation in the evening sky. Patrick Moore talks about them, and explains wha…
EP 3
Yerkes Observatory, at Williams Bay near Chicago, is a most unusual place. Its main telescope is not a reflector, but a refractor - the wo…
EP 4
The sun is the nearest star; but how much is known about it? Less may be known than was thought a few decades ago; there are problems of th…
EP 5
Are quasars remote and super-luminous, or are they comparatively close to our galaxy? Dr Halton C. Arp , formerly of Mount Wilson Observato…
EP 6
The first successful spacecraft to the planet Venus was sent up more than a quarter of a century ago. Since then most of the planets in the…
EP 7
Can you identify the main star groups? It is by no means difficult - and once you have found your way around, there are many fascinating ob…
EP 8
Would you like to see a shooting star? August is the best month of the year for meteors; go outdoors on a dark, clear night between now and…
EP 9
How 'empty' is space? Astronomers used to think that there was no material between the stars, or between the galaxies; they now know that t…
EP 10
Two Russian space probes are on their way to Mars. Patrick Moore discusses the fascinating red world with Dr Peter Cattermole of the Univer…
EP 11
How do you record an astronomical observation? What details should be noted? And what are the important 'dos' and 'don'ts'! Patrick Moore t…
EP 12
Some stars send out radio waves, though generally they are less powerful than other kinds of radio sources in the sky. These genuine radio …
EP 13
There are some asteroids which pass close to the Earth! Patrick Moore talks about these 'close-approach' asteroids to the American astronom…
