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The Sky at Night: 1967

13 episodes · premiered Jan 6, 1967

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  1. Episode 1: The Giant Planet Jan 6, 1967 At present the most brilliant object in the evening sky is Jupiter, giant planet of the Solar System - an immense world with cloud belts, the fascinating Great Red Spot. and four bright…
  2. Episode 2: Observing Earth Satellites Feb 3, 1967 Well over a thousand artificial satellites are now in orbit round the earth, and some can be seen as bright lights crossing the stars. Patrick Moore talks to Desmond King-Hele, F.R.S…
  3. Episode 3: Gas-Clouds in Space Mar 3, 1967 Patrick Moore and Dr. V. Barocas talk about the nebulae - clouds of gas of many kinds far out in space. In some of these, new stars are coming into existence.
  4. Episode 4: The Craters on the Moon Mar 31, 1967 Close-up photographs of prospective lunar landing-sites are rapidly increasing our knowledge of the moon's surface. But how strong is the evidence that the lunar craters were formed by the…
  5. Episode 5: Ten Years of Astronomy Apr 23, 1967 On the programme's tenth anniversary, Patrick Moore describes the enormous advances made in astronomical studies during the space-decade since April 1957. He shows highlights from past…
  6. Episode 6: A new look at Mars May 26, 1967 Since the American rocket Mariner IV went close to Mars to send back information, our ideas about the Red Planet have changed very much. Patrick Moore discusses these new ideas with Harold…
  7. Episode 7: Vega Jun 23, 1967 Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky, is now almost overhead during the evening. It is a magnificent blue star, much hotter than the sun. Patrick Moore and Dr. V. Barocas talk about…
  8. Episode 8: Lord Rosse's Great Telescope Jul 21, 1967 From 1845 until 1917 the biggest telescope in the world was the 72-inch reflector built and operated by Lord Rosse at his Irish home. Patrick Moore visits Birr Castle in County Offaly…
  9. Episode 9: Exploding Stars Aug 18, 1967 Patrick Moore talks about Novae, which appear to be new stars but are in fact existing ones brightened by explosions, and discusses the new Nova near the Constellation of Delphinus with…
  10. Episode 10: Invisible Astronomy Sep 15, 1967 Patrick Moore and Colin Ronan discuss the increasing study of non-visible radiations from space which is dramatically widening our knowledge of the universe.
  11. Episode 11: Cameras round the Moon Oct 13, 1967 In the just-completed NASA Lunar Orbiter programme, five photo-laboratories have orbited the moon at 4,500 m.p.h. Patrick Moore talks to H. J. P. Arnold about the sophisticated techniques…
  12. Episode 12: Venus Observed Nov 10, 1967 The Russian probe Venus 4 has landed on its target. Patrick Moore talks about the mysterious earth's twin' planet, and puts questions about the new information from Venus to Colonel Valery…
  13. Episode 13: Lumps from Outer Space Dec 8, 1967 Meteorites are the only solid objects from outer space which land on earth. Two thousand have been found, the biggest weighing sixty tons. What are they, and where do they come from?…