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The Sky At Night

Season 1979 1979
TV-G

  • 1979-01-10T22:00:00Z on BBC Four
  • 30m
  • 7h (14 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.
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14 episodes

Season Premiere

1979-01-10T22:00:00Z

1979x01 Venus Explored

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Season Premiere

1979x01 Venus Explored

  • 1979-01-10T22:00:00Z — 30m

Results from eight spacecraft to have visited Venus - six American, two Russian

1979-02-05T22:00:00Z

1979x02 The Man Who Mapped The Nebulae

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1979x02 The Man Who Mapped The Nebulae

  • 1979-02-05T22:00:00Z — 30m

Profile of Charles Messier and his catalogue

1979-03-08T22:00:00Z

1979x03 Is Life On Earth Unique?

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1979x03 Is Life On Earth Unique?

  • 1979-03-08T22:00:00Z — 30m

Theory that life elsewhere is a remote possibility

1979-04-04T21:00:00Z

1979x04 The Space Between The Stars

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1979x04 The Space Between The Stars

  • 1979-04-04T21:00:00Z — 30m

Interstellar material

1979-05-02T21:00:00Z

1979x05 Voyager To Jupiter

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1979x05 Voyager To Jupiter

  • 1979-05-02T21:00:00Z — 30m

Results of the recent fly-by

1979-05-30T21:00:00Z

1979x06 Looking At The Weather From Space

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1979x06 Looking At The Weather From Space

  • 1979-05-30T21:00:00Z — 30m

Earth weather satellites and how they work

1979-06-27T21:00:00Z

1979x07 X-Rays From Space

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1979x07 X-Rays From Space

  • 1979-06-27T21:00:00Z — 30m

Results from Ariel 6

1979-07-09T21:00:00Z

1979x08 Down To Earth - The End Of Skylab

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1979x08 Down To Earth - The End Of Skylab

  • 1979-07-09T21:00:00Z — 30m

Skylab expected to fall to Earth

1979-07-24T21:00:00Z

1979x09 Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter

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1979x09 Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter

  • 1979-07-24T21:00:00Z — 30m

1979-08-21T21:00:00Z

1979x10 The Zodiac

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1979x10 The Zodiac

  • 1979-08-21T21:00:00Z — 30m

Myths surrounding the constellations

1979-09-19T21:00:00Z

1979x11 Pioneer To Saturn

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1979x11 Pioneer To Saturn

  • 1979-09-19T21:00:00Z — 30m

Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the American probe Pioneer II's attempt at surveying Saturn and its rings from close range.

1979-10-18T21:00:00Z

1979x12 Observing The Sun

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1979x12 Observing The Sun

  • 1979-10-18T21:00:00Z — 30m

How the amateur can study the Sun

1979-11-22T22:00:00Z

1979x13 The Message Of Starlight

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1979x13 The Message Of Starlight

  • 1979-11-22T22:00:00Z — 30m

Stellar spectroscopy

1979-12-11T22:00:00Z

1979x14 UFOs - Fact Or Fantasy?

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1979x14 UFOs - Fact Or Fantasy?

  • 1979-12-11T22:00:00Z — 30m
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