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The Sky At Night

Season 1960 1960
TV-G

  • 1960-01-20T22:00:00Z 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

1960-01-20T22:00:00Z

1960x01 The Great Spiral

Season Premiere

1960x01 The Great Spiral

  • 1960-01-20T22:00:00Z30m

The Andromeda Galaxy

1960-02-17T22:00:00Z

1960x02 Uranus

1960x02 Uranus

  • 1960-02-17T22:00:00Z30m

Russian astonomy, and tracking Sputnik

1960-03-16T22:00:00Z

1960x03 Why Stars Twinkle

1960x03 Why Stars Twinkle

  • 1960-03-16T22:00:00Z30m

Hopes for British satellites

1960-04-11T21:00:00Z

1960x04 Visitor from Space

1960x04 Visitor from Space

  • 1960-04-11T21:00:00Z30m

Comets and comet hunting

1960-05-11T21:00:00Z

1960x05 Uranus

1960x05 Uranus

  • 1960-05-11T21:00:00Z30m

The giant outer planet

The star clouds of Sagittarius

The moons of Saturn and Jupiter

1960-08-08T21:00:00Z

1960x08 Celestial Fireworks

1960x08 Celestial Fireworks

  • 1960-08-08T21:00:00Z30m

Meteors and meteorites

1960-08-31T21:00:00Z

1960x09 Measuring the Universe

1960x09 Measuring the Universe

  • 1960-08-31T21:00:00Z30m

Measuriing the Universe

1960-09-27T21:00:00Z

1960x10 The Moon

1960x10 The Moon

  • 1960-09-27T21:00:00Z30m

Patrick Moore reviews the historic Soviet mission to launch a manned rocket into space and discusses with Gilbert Fielder, Director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association, the atmospheric conditions to be faced on the moon and the problems that could be solved by a successful landing of instruments there.

1960-10-10T22:00:00Z

1960x11 Make-up of the Stars

1960x11 Make-up of the Stars

  • 1960-10-10T22:00:00Z30m

Patrick Moore describes how the modern spectroscope has enabled astronomers to find out what different stars are made of and how bright they actually are.

1960-11-07T22:00:00Z

1960x12 Astronomy in Russia

1960x12 Astronomy in Russia

  • 1960-11-07T22:00:00Z30m

1960-12-05T22:00:00Z

1960x13 Tektites

1960x13 Tektites

  • 1960-12-05T22:00:00Z30m
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