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The Sky At Night

Season 1990 1990
TV-G

  • 1990-01-21T22:00:00Z 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

1990-01-21T22:00:00Z

1990x01 Tales Of The Unexpected

Season Premiere

1990x01 Tales Of The Unexpected

  • 1990-01-21T22:00:00Z30m

A look at astronomical 'tales of the unexpected': bright comets, new stars, outbreaks on planets and displays of aurorae

1990-02-18T22:00:00Z

1990x02 Window On The Universe

1990x02 Window On The Universe

  • 1990-02-18T22:00:00Z30m

The New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile

1990-03-11T22:00:00Z

1990x03 Visitor From Space

1990x03 Visitor From Space

  • 1990-03-11T22:00:00Z30m

Austin's Comet

1990-04-08T21:00:00Z

1990x04 The Lion And The Crab

1990x04 The Lion And The Crab

  • 1990-04-08T21:00:00Z30m

A look at the constellations of Leo, Cancer and Virgo

Brown dwarfs

1990-06-03T21:00:00Z

1990x06 Looking Back In Time

1990x06 Looking Back In Time

  • 1990-06-03T21:00:00Z30m

The William Herschel Telescope on La Palma

1990-07-01T21:00:00Z

1990x07 Our Daylight Star

1990x07 Our Daylight Star

  • 1990-07-01T21:00:00Z30m

1990-07-29T21:00:00Z

1990x08 Mission To Titan

1990x08 Mission To Titan

  • 1990-07-29T21:00:00Z30m

The Cassini mission to Titan

1990-08-26T21:00:00Z

1990x09 The Unveiling Of Venus

1990x09 The Unveiling Of Venus

  • 1990-08-26T21:00:00Z30m

The Magellan mission to Venus

1990-09-23T21:00:00Z

1990x10 Europe In Space

1990x10 Europe In Space

  • 1990-09-23T21:00:00Z30m

The work of the European Space Agency

The bicentenary of Armagh Observatory

1990x12 New Maps Of The Universe

  • 1990-11-18T22:00:00Z30m

New work which has disproved the theory of 'the great attractor'

1990-12-09T22:00:00Z

1990x13 ROSAT Space Telescope

1990x13 ROSAT Space Telescope

  • 1990-12-09T22:00:00Z30m

The ROSAT Space Telescope looks at X-ray sources in the sky

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