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.
1961 Episodes
EP 1
Patrick Moore talks with W.M. Baxter, Secretary of the British Astronomical Association, about the mysterious dark areas, many thousands of…
EP 2
In this programme, postponed from February, Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. F. L. Jackson, of King's College Hospital Pathology Department…
EP 3
Following last month's programme on the possibility of life existing on Mars, Patrick Moore discusses whether very low forms of life may be…
EP 4
As the Russian space probe approaches Venus, Patrick Moore discusses the little we know about this planet and what sort of world further ex…
EP 5
Frank Hyde has built and operated his own radio telescope at Clacton in Essex. Patrick Moore discusses with him the contributions an amateu…
EP 6
Patrick Moore discusses meteors and meteorites with Dr. M. H. Hey of the British Museum of Natural History, and the latest versions of the …
EP 7
To celebrate the fiftieth edition of "The Sky at Night", Patrick Moore looks around the night sky through George Hole's 24-inch telescope a…
EP 8
Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. H. E. Butler how artificial satellites outside the earth's atmosphere can help astronomers, and what furth…
EP 9
From time to time it has been suggested that the Earth may have more than one natural moon. Any such satellite would be very small and fain…
EP 10
Patrick Moore talks about star clusters and asks viewers to help find out how many stars in the Pleiades are visible without a telescope.
EP 11
Patrick Moore describes how to set up a small home telescope, powerful enough for real astronomical use, and discusses with L. Marsland Gan…
