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The Sky At Night

Season 1981 1981
TV-G

  • 1981-01-11T22:00:00Z 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

1981-01-11T22:00:00Z

1981x01 The 200-Inch Telescope At Mount Palomar

Season Premiere

1981x01 The 200-Inch Telescope At Mount Palomar

  • 1981-01-11T22:00:00Z30m

History and current research of the Hale reflector

1981-02-08T22:00:00Z

1981x02 The Sword Of Orion

1981x02 The Sword Of Orion

  • 1981-02-08T22:00:00Z30m

Latest discoveries of the Orion Nebula and a new comet and new nova

1981-03-08T22:00:00Z

1981x03 Mr Herschel's Planet

1981x03 Mr Herschel's Planet

  • 1981-03-08T22:00:00Z30m

Bicentenary of discovery of Uranus

1981-04-05T21:00:00Z

1981x04 The Spring Sky

1981x04 The Spring Sky

  • 1981-04-05T21:00:00Z30m

Constellations and planets visible in April

1981-05-03T21:00:00Z

1981x05 In The Beginning

1981x05 In The Beginning

  • 1981-05-03T21:00:00Z30m

Looking forward to studying very distant galaxies with the La Palma telescopes

Look forward to Voyager encounter

1981-06-28T21:00:00Z

1981x07 Bombardment From Space

1981x07 Bombardment From Space

  • 1981-06-28T21:00:00Z30m

History and future possibility of asteroid collisions

1981-07-26T21:00:00Z

1981x08 The Summer Sky

1981x08 The Summer Sky

  • 1981-07-26T21:00:00Z30m

Double stars seen with a small telescope

1981-08-23T21:00:00Z

1981x09 The Perseids

1981x09 The Perseids

  • 1981-08-23T21:00:00Z30m

Results from a French expedition of August meteors.

Voyager 2's pictures of Saturn

Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell, recently retired as Director of the Radio Astronomy Observatory, Jodrell Bank. In this programme he talks to Patrick Moore about the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank.

1981-11-15T22:00:00Z

1981x12 The Autumn Sky

1981x12 The Autumn Sky

  • 1981-11-15T22:00:00Z30m

Pegasus and other constellations

1981-12-13T22:00:00Z

1981x13 The Star Of Bethlehem

1981x13 The Star Of Bethlehem

  • 1981-12-13T22:00:00Z30m

Attempt to solve the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem

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