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The Sky At Night

Season 1980 1980
TV-G

  • 1980-01-10T22:00:00Z 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

1980-01-10T22:00:00Z

1980x01 Mapping The Sky

Season Premiere

1980x01 Mapping The Sky

  • 1980-01-10T22:00:00Z30m

Features that con be seen when the rings are edge-on

For this programme, Patrick Moore flew to Arizona to meet Professor Tombaugh and to ask him what he now thought about the curious planet he discovered half a century ago.

The MMT on Mount Hopkins, Arizona

The possible black hole at the centre of our Galaxy

1980-06-10T21:00:00Z

1980x06 Kitt Peak Observatory

1980x06 Kitt Peak Observatory

  • 1980-06-10T21:00:00Z30m

America's national observatory, including the solar telescope (McMath)

1980-07-10T21:00:00Z

1980x07 Quasars

1980x07 Quasars

  • 1980-07-10T21:00:00Z30m

Recent investigations using new instruments

1980-08-06T21:00:00Z

1980x08 The Mapping Of Venus

1980x08 The Mapping Of Venus

  • 1980-08-06T21:00:00Z30m

First maps achieved with radar results from Pioneer 1

1980-09-04T21:00:00Z

1980x09 Meteor Crater

1980x09 Meteor Crater

  • 1980-09-04T21:00:00Z30m

Origins and formation of Meteor Crater, Arizona

1980-10-01T21:00:00Z

1980x10 The Autumn Equinox

1980x10 The Autumn Equinox

  • 1980-10-01T21:00:00Z30m

Difference of seasons on Earth and other planets

1980-10-28T22:00:00Z

1980x11 The Scintars

1980x11 The Scintars

  • 1980-10-28T22:00:00Z30m

SS 433, a scintar, and supernovae and pulsars

Voyager's closest approach to Saturn

1980-12-07T22:00:00Z

1980x13 The Quadrantids

1980x13 The Quadrantids

  • 1980-12-07T22:00:00Z30m

The meteor shower seen in January each year

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