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The Sky at Night: 1991

13 episodes · premiered Jan 21, 1991

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  1. Episode 1: Mars - the Red Planet Jan 21, 1991 Looking like a bright red star, Mars can be seen clearly in the south-west sky after dark. It has been studied since prehistoric times and many people believed there was life on the…
  2. Episode 2: The Fastest Clocks in the Universe Feb 28, 1991 Patrick Moore and Professor Andrew Lyne of Jodrell Bank investigate millisecond pulsars, the spinning remains of exploded stars.
  3. Episode 3: Jupiter and Family Mar 11, 1991 Patrick Moore explains the new insight into Jupiter provided by the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft.
  4. Episode 4: Bombardment from Space Mar 31, 1991 Cosmic rays are not rays at all, but high-speed particles from space which bombard the earth from all directions all the time. Patrick Moore is joined by one of the world's leading experts…
  5. Episode 5: Wanderers in Space Apr 28, 1991 Patrick Moore talks to comet expert Dr Donald Yeomans.
  6. Episode 6: Guarding Their Secrets May 26, 1991 Dr Ian McHardy , of Southampton University, joins Patrick Moore to give the latest on BL Lacertae, the object found in the northern constellation of Lacerta, the Lizard.
  7. Episode 7: Saturn the Ringed Planet Jul 1, 1991 Patrick Moore explains what can be seen of Saturn, the ringed planet, now well in view during the hours of darkness, rather low in the southern sky. He also gives the latest results from…
  8. Episode 8: Soviet Space Astronomy Jul 29, 1991 Patrick Moore visits Baikonur, the site from which all the important Soviet space missions have been launched and until recently out of bounds to westerners. He watches the launch of a…
  9. Episode 9: The Pole Star Aug 25, 1991 Polaris is probably the most famous star in the night sky and has been of tremendous value to navigators through the ages. Patrick Moore discusses not only its position but also its nature…
  10. Episode 10: Galaxy in Creation? Sep 23, 1991 Astronomers have found what seems to be the most luminous object known in the universe. It is 16,000 million light years away and 300 million, million times brighter than the sun. With…
  11. Episode 11: Hubble Space Telescope Oct 20, 1991 Although the Hubble Space Telescope is sometimes regarded as a failure, it is making significant discoveries. Patrick Moore finds out about the early results.
  12. Episode 12: Nothing But Blue Skies Nov 17, 1991
  13. Episode 13: The Strangest Planet Dec 9, 1991 Patrick Moore reports on the remarkable discovery of planet moving around a neutron star. He is joined by the astronomers Professor Andrew Lyne, Setnam Shemar and Matthew Bailes of Jodrell…