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The Sky at Night: 1983

15 episodes · premiered Sep 9, 1983

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  1. Episode 1: The Winter Sky Sep 9, 1983 The winter stars are more brilliant than those of any other season. Orion dominates the scene, together with his brilliant retinue. Two particularly interesting stars are visible; the…
  2. Episode 2: A New Frontier Feb 6, 1983 A week ago IRAS, the Infra-red Astronomical Satellite, was launched and is now moving round the Earth at a height of 560 miles. It will provide new information about objects ranging from…
  3. Episode 3: Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space Mar 6, 1983 Mauna Kea, in the Hawaiian Islands, is almost 14,000 feet high. At its summit the air is thin and the skies are clear-which is why some of the world's largest telescopes have been set up…
  4. Episode 4: The Quickest Pulsar Apr 10, 1983 Patrick Moore talks about a strange pulsar to the Astronomer Royal, Professor Graham Smith.
  5. Episode 5: Neutrino Hunting May 8, 1983 A mile below the Black Hills of Dakota lies a huge tank of cleaning fluid deep inside a gold mine - the world's strangest observatory. It is designed to collect neutrinos sent out by the…
  6. Episode 6: Speckles of Light Jun 5, 1983 The stars, many far bigger than our ' star the sun, are many millions of miles away and appear only as specks of light. Until recently it had been impossible to see any details of the…
  7. Episode 7: Pioneering the Heliosphere Jul 3, 1983 Two rocket probes, Pioneers 10 and 11, are on their way out of the solar system. They are sending back new information about the heliosphere, that part of space in which the influence of…
  8. Episode 8: Illuminating Quasars Jul 31, 1983 First identified 20 years ago, quasars are probably the most dramatic objects in the universe. Though small compared with galaxies, they are extremely luminous, and some of them are so far…
  9. Episode 9: Unlocking the Secrets of Vega Sep 4, 1983 Vega has been known to astronomers for centuries. At least, astronomers thought they knew most things about this brilliant blue star. But Vega has been keeping a secret. It is surrounded…
  10. Episode 10: The Autumn Sky Sep 25, 1983 IRAS, the Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite, continues on its triumphant way. and has now discovered a remarkable 20 million mile dust-tail associated with the faint Tempel's Comet. Patrick…
  11. Episode 11: The Mount Wilson Observatory Oct 23, 1983 In 1917 astronomy entered a new era. The great 100-inch reflecting telescope on Mount Wilson in California was completed. It was far more powerful than any existing telescope, and it soon…
  12. Episode 12: Discoveries in Space Nov 20, 1983 IRAS, the infra-red astronomical satellite, is proving to be one of the most successful of all space missions. Already it has carried out an all-sky survey in infra-red, discovering…
  13. Episode 13: The Black Hole Weigh-In Dec 11, 1983 Black holes are almost certainly the most bizarre objects known. They cannot be seen but they betray their presence by their effects upon more normal stars. Now, for the first time, there…
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