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The Sky At Night

Season 1999 1999
TV-G

  • 1999-01-10T22:00:00Z on BBC Four
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, News
Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) began presenting The Sky at Night in April 1957. Airing a new episode every month, the show continues to explore our solar system and beyond. It is the longest running science show on TV. Many famous people have appeared on The Sky at Night, among them: Harlow Shapley, Carl Sagan and Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Many astronauts have also appeared, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Recordings of most of the early episodes no longer exist.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1999-01-10T22:00:00Z

1999x01 Is There Anybody Out There?

Season Premiere

1999x01 Is There Anybody Out There?

  • 1999-01-10T22:00:00Z30m

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

1999-02-07T22:00:00Z

1999x02 Looking For Trouble

1999x02 Looking For Trouble

  • 1999-02-07T22:00:00Z30m

Asteroid hunting and near-Earth asteroids.

1999-03-07T22:00:00Z

1999x03 As Stars Grow Old

1999x03 As Stars Grow Old

  • 1999-03-07T22:00:00Z30m

Stellar evolution using the HR Diagram as a 'roadmap' to how stars will end their lives.

1999-04-04T21:00:00Z

1999x04 Seeing Red

1999x04 Seeing Red

  • 1999-04-04T21:00:00Z30m

The latest two NASA probes on their way to Mars, the latest images from Mars Global Surveyor and the latest thoughts and theories on the planet as it reaches its 1999 opposition.

1999-05-09T21:00:00Z

1999x05 The Skies of Summer

1999x05 The Skies of Summer

  • 1999-05-09T21:00:00Z30m

Patrick looks at what to see in the summer nights.

1999-06-06T21:00:00Z

1999x06 Capturing the Sun

1999x06 Capturing the Sun

  • 1999-06-06T21:00:00Z30m

The subject of solar photography is discussed with particular emphasis on how to photograph an eclipse.

Brian May joins Patrick to discuss the various phenomena of a total solar eclipse.

1999x08 Countdown to the Eclipse

  • 1999-08-07T21:00:00Z30m

A discussion of the forthcoming eclipse.

A report on our activities in Cornwall plus a round-up of the European eclipse.

1999-09-12T21:00:00Z

1999x10 Autumn Skies

1999x10 Autumn Skies

  • 1999-09-12T21:00:00Z30m

A look at what's on view in the skies at the moment, and a catch-up with the summer's astronomical news and a review of the eclipse.

1999-10-10T21:00:00Z

1999x11 There's No Escape

1999x11 There's No Escape

  • 1999-10-10T21:00:00Z30m

Our current understanding of black holes.

1999-11-07T22:00:00Z

1999x12 A Night to Remember

1999x12 A Night to Remember

  • 1999-11-07T22:00:00Z30m

A review of the exciting range of telescopes available to the amateur astronomer.

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