Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 1974
12 episodes · premiered Jan 27, 1974
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- Episode 1: Positional Astronomy Jan 27, 1974 Patrick Moore talks about what is on view in the night sky now, and discusses with Gilbert Satter thwaite the important subject of positional astronomy - the exact measurements and…
- Episode 2: Saturn - The Ringed Planet Feb 17, 1974 Saturn is now very well placed in the evening sky, and a small telescope will show its ring system as well as some of the moons. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt examine the recent results…
- Episode 3: The Milky Way Mar 20, 1974 The Milky Way, made up of countless faint stars, can easily be seen in the evening sky this month. Tonight Patrick Moore describes this luminous band which stretches from one horizon to…
- Episode 4: Life in the Universe May 15, 1974 How strong is the possibility of life existing in other worlds in our galaxy and elsewhere in the universe, and if it does, where is the nearest life likely to be and how could we…
- Episode 5: The Daylight Star Jun 12, 1974 The Sun is the only star near enough for us to study in detail. Patrick Moore discusses with Dr Ron Maddison the mysterious cycles of activity which cause spots and vast looped prominences…
- Episode 6: The Heart of the Scorpion Jul 10, 1974 Patrick Moore describes the Red Giant star, Antares, in the constellation of Scorpio. It is now visible above the southern horizon; and although it looks like a dot, it is bigger than the…
- Episode 7: Shooting Stars Aug 7, 1974 At this time of the year shooting stars can be seen in profusion, for we are in the middle of the year's richest meteor-shower - The Perseids. Tonight Patrick Moore discusses these…
- Episode 8: Choosing a Telescope Sep 4, 1974 What can you see in the night sky with binoculars, or with a small telescope - and how much money must you spend if you need adequate equipment for 'the amateur astronomer'? Patrick Moore…
- Episode 9: Lord Rosse's Great Telescope Oct 2, 1974 A century ago, the most powerful telescope in the world was the great 72-inch reflector at Birr Castle in Eire, with which its builder, the 3rd Earl of Rosse, discovered the spiral…
- Episode 10: The Changing Force of Gravity Oct 30, 1974 Has gravity always been the same? There have been suggestions that the force of gravity today is weaker than it used to be. Patrick Moore and Colin Ronan discuss this fascinating theory…
- Episode 11: Eros - Wanderer in Space Nov 26, 1974 This winter the minor planet Eros is due to approach the Earth as closely as it will ever do. Patrick Moore talks with Gordon Taylor of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- Episode 12: The Year of the Planets Dec 18, 1974 During 1974 there have been some important and spectacular space missions. In the spring Mariner 10 sent back the first close-range pictures of cloud-covered Venus and crater-scarred…