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The SKY AT NIGHT

Notes

Astronomy series, hosted by Patrick Moore. GB. BBC, Tx 1957 - The title music is `At The Castle Gate' from Sibelius' "Pelleas and Melisande".

Episodes

CORONAE OF THE SUN (03/08/2009)
The RISE OF THE PHOENIX (06/07/2008)
MAPPING THE MOON (27/02/2006)
The SKY AT NIGHT A JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME (06/08/2005)
YERKES OBSERVATORY (20/03/2002)
EYES ON THE UNIVERSE (27/04/1997)
[ZODIACAL LIGHT] (24/03/1997)
The Centre of the Galaxy (27/01/1997)
Galileo at Jupiter (09/12/1996)
Target The Red Planet (11/11/1996)
[RACE TO DISCOVER NEPTUNE] (16/09/1996)
Cool Stars Matter (18/08/1996)
A Tale of Three Planets (15/07/1996)
Hydrogen Hunters (24/06/1996)
The Lives of the Galaxies (27/05/1996)
The End of the Universe (29/04/1996)
Exploding Stars (01/04/1996)
News From Space (04/03/1996)
Messages from Jupiter (11/12/1995)
Fibres of Light (16/10/1995)
The Far Planets (18/09/1995)
Is Anyone Out There? (21/08/1995)
The Sky At Night[23/07/95] (23/07/1995)
The Sky At Night[26/06/95] (26/06/1995)
Edge on Saturn (29/05/1995)
The Sky At Night[03/04/95] (03/04/1995)
Onward to Mars (06/03/1995)
Belt Round the Sun (06/02/1995)
The Youthful Universe? (09/01/1995)
Planets around Pulsars (14/11/1994)
Lenses In The Universe (17/10/1994)
Radio Network Australia (02/09/1994)
[SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9] (31/07/1994)
Swan's Nest (27/06/1994)
Auriga (09/01/1994)
Swarm Around the Solar System (23/08/1993)
The SKY AT NIGHT[27/06/93] (27/06/1993)
Star Death (31/05/1993)
The SKY AT NIGHT[04/04/93] (05/04/1993)
Radio Watchers (31/01/1993)
Glitch in the System (07/12/1992)
The First Telescope (16/08/1992)
Comets - a Second View (20/07/1992)
The STRANGEST PLANET (08/12/1991)
Galaxy in Creation (23/09/1991)
The Pole Star (25/08/1991)
Guarding Their Secrets (26/05/1991)
Wanderers in Space (28/04/1991)
Bombardment from Space (31/03/1991)
Jupiter and Family (10/03/1991)
The FASTEST CLOCKS IN THE UNIVERSE (18/02/1991)
MARS - THE RED PLANET (20/01/1991)
ROSAT - A SPACE TELESCOPE (09/12/1990)
NEW MAPS OF THE UNIVERSE (18/11/1990)
ARMAGH'S FLARE FOR ASTRONOMY (21/10/1990)
EUROPE IN SPACE (24/09/1990)
The UNVEILING OF VENUS (27/08/1990)
MISSION TO TITAN (29/07/1990)
LOOKING BACK IN TIME (03/06/1990)
The SKY AT NIGHT[1990/03/11] (11/03/1990)
WINDOW ON THE UNIVERSE (18/02/1990)
VOYAGER'S GRAND TOUR (10/12/1989)
The BULL IN THE SKY (12/11/1989)
NEPTUNE - VOYAGER'S LAST PLANET (10/09/1989)
OBSERVING FROM THE ATACAMA (20/08/1989)
The MAKING OF AN ASTRONOMER (15/08/1989)
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON (30/07/1989)
TELESCOPES FOR THE 90S (04/06/1989)
EXPLORING THE ULTRAVIOLET SKY (07/05/1989)
OBSERVING FROM LA SILLA (09/04/1989)
COSMIC LIGHTHOUSE (12/03/1989)
ICEBERGS AND CROUCHING GIANTS (12/02/1989)
MYSTERIES OF THE WINTER SKY (15/01/1989)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (11/12/1988)
OBSERVING THE AUTUMN SKY (16/10/1988)
MARS IN CLOSE-UP (11/09/1988)
WATCH THIS SPACE (21/08/1988)
COSMIC FIREWORKS (31/07/1988)
QUASERS, RED SHIFTS AND CONTROVERSY (08/05/1988)
The WINTER SKY (17/01/1988)
WHERE ARE THE STARS? (13/12/1987)
A TELESCOPE FOR CHRISTMAS? (15/11/1987)
JODRELL - THE LISTENING BANK (18/10/1987)
EXPLODING STAR (27/09/1987)
The HUNT FOR PLANET TEN (06/09/1987)
The ROOF OF THE WORLD (09/08/1987)
HIGH MOON (14/06/1987)
AIR ON OTHER WORLDS (18/05/1987)
A CELEBRATION (24/04/1987)
STELLAR CATASTROPHE (15/03/1987)
The GALILEAN MOONS (21/12/1986)
COSMIC LAW SPRINKLER (09/11/1986)
The AUTUMN SKY (12/10/1986)
The FURTHEST DEPTHS OF THE UNIVERSE (14/09/1986)
The INNERMOST PLANET (17/08/1986)
The SPRING SKY (06/04/1986)
HOW WRONG WE WERE (15/12/1985)
SUMMER SKY (30/06/1985)
The YEAR OF THE COMET (10/03/1985)
COOKING THE ELEMENTS (20/05/1984)
The SECRET LIVES OF THE STARS (01/04/1984)
The WINTER SKY (08/01/1984)
DISCOVERIES IN SPACE (20/11/1983)
The MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY (23/10/1983)
The AUTUMN SKY (25/09/1983)
NEUTRINO HUNTING (08/05/1983)
The QUICKEST PULSAR (10/04/1983)
A NEW FRONTIER (06/02/1983)
The WINTER SKY (09/01/1983)
The LAST MAN ON THE MOON (06/12/1982)
The COSMIC SERPENT (21/10/1982)
The MYSTERY OF THE SPIRAL ARM (26/09/1982)
SIDING SPRING (22/08/1982)
The HUNT FOR THE TENTH PLANET (18/07/1982)
La PALMA: A NEW OBSERVATORY (06/06/1982)
The DEPTHS OF SPACE (16/05/1982)
WHEN PLANETS LOOP THE LOOP (04/04/1982)
The CHANGING FACE OF VENUS (07/02/1982)
The WINTER SKY (10/01/1982)
The STAR OF BETHLEHEM (13/12/1981)
A SECOND OPINION OF SATURN (21/09/1981)
The PERSEIDS (23/08/1981)
The SUMMER SKY (27/07/1981)
BOMBARDMENT FROM SPACE (29/06/1981)
NEPTUNE - THE MYSTERIOUS GIANT (31/05/1981)
'IN THE BEGINNING...' (03/05/1981)
The SPRING SKY (05/04/1981)
MR HERSCHEL'S PLANET (08/03/1981)
The SWORD OF ORION (08/02/1981)
The QUADRANTIDS (07/12/1980)
VOYAGER I REACHES SATURN (22/11/1980)
METEOR CRATER (04/09/1980)
The MAPPING OF VENUS (06/08/1980)
KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY The SOLAR TELESCOPE (10/06/1980)
MAPPING THE SKY (10/01/1980)
UFOs - FACT OR FANTASY (11/12/1979)
The MESSAGE OF STARLIGHT (22/11/1979)
PIONEER TO SATURN (19/09/1979)
The ZODIAC (21/08/1979)
VOYAGER 2 REACHES JUPITER (24/07/1979)
LOOKING AT THE WEATHER FROM SPACE (30/05/1979)
The SPACE BETWEEN THE STARS (04/04/1979)
VENUS EXPLORED (10/01/1979)
EXPLODED STAR (15/11/1978)
WHERE DID LIFE BEFGIN? (11/10/1978)
DOES ANYTHING EVER HAPPEN ON THE MOON? (14/09/1978)
The EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM (26/07/1978)
GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY (28/06/1978)
ASTRONOMERS' VIEW OF THE EARTH (08/06/1978)
BIRTH OF A STAR (17/05/1978)
The ASTEROIDS (05/04/1978)
The NEW MARS (08/03/1978)
The NEAREST GALAXIES (08/02/1978)
EXPLORING THE NIGHT SKY WITH BINOCULARS (11/01/1978)
SUNS, SPACE-SHIPS, AND BUG-EYED MONSTERS (14/12/1977)
WHY DO THE PLANETS SHINE? (23/11/1977)
STARS OF THE FAR SOUTH (28/09/1977)
The VOYAGER MISSIONS (07/09/1977)
The SWAN IN THE SKY (10/08/1977)
The NEW INFRA-RED TELESCOPE (20/07/1977)
The SKY AT NIGHT CELEBRATES ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY (20/04/1977)
The MAPPING OF MERCURY (16/03/1977)
TRAVEL IN TIME AND SPACE (17/02/1977)
SIRIUS, THE DOG-STAR (17/01/1977)
The EVENING STAR (17/12/1976)
VIKING - THE END OF THE BEGINNING (28/09/1976)
HOW FAR CAN YOU SEE? (09/09/1976)
VIKING ON MARS (11/08/1976)
VIKING TO MARS (15/07/1976)
NEUTRON STARS (14/06/1976)
The SUN AND THE EARTH (20/05/1976)
The RINGS OF SATURN (21/04/1976)
BLACK HOLES IN SPACE (18/03/1976)
The SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (10/12/1975)
The ROCKS ON VENUS (12/11/1975)
NEW STAR IN CYGNUS (22/10/1975)
The ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE (23/09/1975)
The GALILEAN SATELLITES (28/08/1975)
The NEW MOON (28/07/1975)
NAVIGATIONAL ASTRONOMY (01/08/1973)
The AFRICAN ECLIPSE (11/07/1973)
TYCHO'S STAR (04/12/1972)
TARGET MARS (17/11/1971)
MARS COMES CLOSE (18/08/1971)
ASTRONOMERS IN THE SPACE AGE (25/08/1970)
TOTAL ECLIPSE IN MEXICO (07/03/1970)
RELATIVITY (09/09/1969)
TEN YEARS OF ASTRONOMY (28/04/1967)
LIFE ON MARS (20/03/1961)
ASTRONOMY IN RUSSIA (07/11/1960)
The SKY AT NIGHT - EXCERPTS (17/09/1958)