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The Sky at Night: 2000

13 episodes · premiered Jan 17, 2000

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  1. Episode 1: Millennium Astronomy Jan 17, 2000 Dr Allan Chapman discusses with Patrick Moore the development of astronomy over the last 1,000 years.
  2. Episode 2: A Glimpse of a New World Feb 7, 2000 Dr Alan Penny joins Patrick Moore to discuss the discovery of a vast planet orbiting a star 55 light years away.
  3. Episode 3: Two of a Kind Mar 6, 2000 Professor Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to discuss the tendency of stars to be members of pairs.
  4. Episode 4: X-ray Vision Apr 3, 2000 Professor Martin joins Patrick Moore to give the news on the latest x-ray mission, the Newton satellite.
  5. Episode 5: A Massing of Planets May 1, 2000 In May several planets will line up, which has not happened since the 1930s. Patrick Moore and Dr John Mason discuss this planetary conjunction.
  6. Episode 6: The Moon in Focus May 22, 2000 Patrick Moore discusses the signs of very mild activity that occasionally appear on the moon.
  7. Episode 7: Dr. Caldwell's Catalogue Jun 26, 2000 Patrick Moore runs through his Caldwell Catalogue naming his top ten favourite star clusters, galaxies and nebulae.
  8. Episode 8: Back to Basics Jul 24, 2000 Astronomy has its own language, and some of the terms are unfamiliar in ordinary conversation. In this programme, the first of two devoted to the subject, Patrick Moore is joined by Chris…
  9. Episode 9: Back to Basics - Into Deep Space Aug 21, 2000 In the previous programme, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott discussed some of the often unfamiliar terms used by astronomers. They concentrated upon terms relating to our own local part of…
  10. Episode 10: Wimps and Machos Sep 11, 2000 Patrick Moore is joined by lain Nicolson to give the latest news on the problem of "dark matter".
  11. Episode 11: The Darkness of the Universe Oct 16, 2000 Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson look at how massive bodies, theoretical particles and the concept of dark energy may all play a part in determining the ultimate fate of the Universe.
  12. Episode 12: Worlds Apart Nov 6, 2000 Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Alan Penny of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to discuss Project Darwin, designed to explore the possibility of "other Earths".
  13. Episode 13: An Astronaut's View Dec 11, 2000 Nasa astronaut Dr Jeffrey Hoffman describes the experience of stargazing in outer space.