Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 1973
13 episodes · premiered Jan 8, 1973
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- Episode 1: 1973 - an Exciting Year! Jan 8, 1973 Patrick Moore looks forward to a year of spectacular astronomical events: the launching of the Sky-lab earth-orbiting laboratory in May; the longest eclipse of the century in June; the…
- Episode 2: Practical Work in the Observatory Feb 7, 1973 From his Selsey observatory, Patrick Moore illustrates what amateur astronomers can achieve, and shows the planet Saturn.
- Episode 3: Sirius - The Brightest Star Mar 19, 1973 Patrick Moore talks about Sirius the Dog-Star, the brightest star in the sky and one of the nearest to us, and about its white dwarf companion Sirius B. (Patrick Moore's new opera Perseus…
- Episode 4: The Eclipse of the Century Apr 2, 1973 The longest solar eclipse of the century, lasting over seven minutes, will take place in Africa on 30 June. Patrick Moore talks about some of the exciting experiments which will be carried…
- Episode 5: How Big are the Planets? Apr 30, 1973 Patrick Moore discusses with Gordon Taylor and Dr David Allen new ways of measuring objects in our solar system.
- Episode 6: The Colours of the Stars Jun 4, 1973 Ancient astronomers described Sirius the Dog-Star as red: but what colour is it today? A few weeks ago, Patrick Moore asked viewers to tell him what colour they see Sirius, and now he…
- Episode 7: The African Eclipse Jul 11, 1973 British observers back from the longest solar eclipse of the century tell Patrick Moore about the results of their experiments. These astronomers went to see totality from widely different…
- Episode 8: Navigational Astronomy Aug 1, 1973 Until the invention of modern techniques like radar and satellite-guidance, a ship at sea could only find her position by sun and stars. On board ship, Patrick Moore and Cmdr Henry…
- Episode 9: Venus - A Cratered World Aug 22, 1973 Venus has always been a mysterious planet - shrouded in its dense, fiercely hot atmosphere, in which life as we know it could never exist. Astronomers have just announced a startling…
- Episode 10: The Moon Illusion Sep 18, 1973 How big do you see the full moon? Near the horizon, it appears larger than when it is high in the sky - but this is not due to magnification by the earth's atmosphere. Patrick Moore…
- Episode 11: The Volcanoes of Mars Oct 17, 1973 Patrick Moore visits the volcanic crater at Mount Teide in Tenerife, and discusses with Dr Ron Maddison the characteristics of Martian volcanoes, compared with those on the earth and moon.
- Episode 12: When Mercury Crosses the Sun Nov 7, 1973 On the morning of 10 November the planet Mercury will pass in transit across the face of the Sun. Patrick Moore tells observers what they can expect to see, and he looks forward to the…
- Episode 13: Pioneer to Jupiter Dec 12, 1973 This month for the first time a space probe passes close to one of the giants of the solar system - the planet Jupiter. The American craft Pioneer 10 has penetrated further into the solar…