The Sky at Night
NR
8.4
1957
Documentary
, News
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.
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- Cast:
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Episode 13 : Sputniks Children
December. 02,2007
Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir Patrick Moore investigates the threat from space debris that astronauts face in space.
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Episode 12 : Meteor Mania
November. 25,2007
In his garden, Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework display known as the Perseid meteor shower.
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Episode 11 : The Grand Collision
November. 04,2007
Patrick anticipates the cataclysmic day, in two billion years, when our Milky Way will collide with Andromeda, and the role dark matter will play.
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Episode 10 : Jodrell Bank
October. 07,2007
A look back at the completion of the world's largest steerable radio telescope in 1957, just in time to pick up the signal from Sputnik.
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Episode 9 : Black Holes and Black Magic
September. 02,2007
Patrick uses magic to explain the mysteries of the Universe.
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Episode 8 : Robonet
August. 04,2007
A look at Robonet, the robotic network of telescopes spanning the globe, able to react to cosmic phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts at any time.
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Episode 7 : Sting in the Tail
July. 01,2007
Patrick looks at the summer constellation Scorpius, and the black hole lurking at the centre of the Galaxy.
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Episode 6 : Home from Home
June. 03,2007
Patrick learns more about the exciting discovery of a planet that seems similar to Earth.
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Episode 5 : 50Th Anniversary - Birthday Party
May. 06,2007
The Sky at Night 50th birthday party. Patrick reflects on how astronomy has changed over the last half century, with amusing clips from the archives.
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Episode 4 : Time Lord - 50Th Anniversary
April. 01,2007
Celebrating 50 years of The Sky at Night, Patrick 'travelled' back to the show's first ever recording in 1957. The episode then jumped forward to 2057 where the 'virtual' Patrick talked to Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Brian May on Mars. Jon Culshaw's turn as a younger Patrick was uncanny as he recreated Patrick's first words on The Sky at Night.
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Episode 3 : Stunning Saturn
March. 04,2007
Chris shows us how to see Saturn with a small telescope, while Patrick finds out the latest from the Cassini mission currently orbiting the planet.
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Episode 2 : Martian Adventures
February. 04,2007
Celebrating the success of Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity; NASA's Phoenix mission; Lucie Green visits the ExoMars rover in Aberystwyth.
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