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The Sky at Night: 1976

13 episodes · premiered Jan 21, 1976

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  1. Episode 1: The Changing Face of Mars Jan 21, 1976 The planet Mars is brilliantly visible in the sky at the moment. It has always been regarded as the one planet beyond earth upon which life might exist, and in 1976 we could find out at…
  2. Episode 2: The Pole Star Feb 18, 1976 Everyone has heard of the Pole Star - but how many people can find it, or know its importance? From his observatory at Selsey, Patrick Moore talks about this huge, remote sun which has…
  3. Episode 3: Black Holes in Space Mar 18, 1976 What is a Black Hole? Nobody can yet be sure; it may be the final state of a very massive star which has collapsed, surrounding itself with a ' forbidden zone' from which not even light…
  4. Episode 4: The Rings of Saturn Apr 21, 1976 The rings, easily visible with a small telescope, are now better displayed than they will be for some years to come. Patrick Moore talks about Saturn and describes what the American…
  5. Episode 5: The Sun and the Earth May 20, 1976 The Sun sends us its light and heat, but it has many other effects on the earth too. It raises tides; it produces the lovely Polar lights; it has long-term effects on plant growth - and…
  6. Episode 6: Neutron Stars Jun 14, 1976 Pulsars are among the most incredible objects known to man. They are composed of neutrons and are so dense that a pin's head of neutron star material would weigh as much as an ocean liner…
  7. Episode 7: Viking to Mars Jul 15, 1976 Patrick Moore discusses the results of this historic mission with two leading experts Professor Geoffrey Eglinton and Dr Garry Hunt.
  8. Episode 8: Viking on Mars Aug 11, 1976 The first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars has started its programme of research. America's Viking 1 is now standing on the Martian surface, sending back information direct from…
  9. Episode 9: How Far Can You See? Sep 9, 1976 Patrick Moore brings news on the Viking missions to Mars and asks How Far Can You See? With the naked eye one can see 12 million, million, million miles. Patrick Moore talks about these…
  10. Episode 10: Viking - The End of the Beginning Sep 28, 1976 Mars has been reached. Both Vikings have not only landed successfully but have sent back information which is as exciting as it is unexpected. Now that the first results have been studied…
  11. Episode 11: A New Look from Old Greenwich Oct 28, 1976 For many centuries Greenwich Observatory was the world's leading astronomical establishment, and it marks the 'zero for longitude', dividing the world into two hemispheres. More than 20…
  12. Episode 12: Quasars - the Remotest Objects in the Universe? Nov 24, 1976 In 1963 astronomers identified ' quasars ' - star-like objects which were held to be the most remote and the most luminous ever seen. There have been doubts about the accuracy of these…
  13. Episode 13: The Evening Star Dec 15, 1976 This winter Venus is a brilliant object in the evening sky. It is very like the Earth in size and mass, and until the Space Age it was thought to be capable of supporting life in some…