Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 2002
13 episodes · premiered Jan 7, 2002
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- Episode 1: The Signature for Life Jan 7, 2002 The search for life on Mars continues with ever more space-probes examining the red planet. Patrick Moore is joined by Dr David Wynn-Williams who has with him a miniature spectrometer that…
- Episode 2: Galactic Whirlpools Feb 4, 2002 In the depths of space there are giant tornadoes of cold, dusty gas and galactic whirlpools containing thousands of millions of stars. Patrick Moore is joined by Professor Chris Kitchin to…
- Episode 3: A Tale of Two Bears Mar 4, 2002 Perhaps the most familiar constellation in the night sky is Ursa Major: The Great Bear. In this programme, Patrick Moore tells the story of the bear, and its smaller companion, Ursa Minor…
- Episode 4: Twelve Men on the Moon Apr 1, 2000 Patrick Moore is joined by Douglas Arnold to dispel suggestions that the Apollo Moon landings were fake, and convince us that 12 men have indeed set foot on the moon.
- Episode 5: Forty-Five Years of Star-Gazing Apr 29, 2002 When the Space Age began with the launch of Sputnik in 1957, our view of the universe was very different. The far side of the Moon was still unseen, plants were thought to grow on Mars…
- Episode 6: Southern Eyes May 27, 2002 Patrick Moore is joined by Professor Fred Watson from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to view some of the wonderful images taken by the UK Schmidt telescope. They discuss the exciting new…
- Episode 7: The Birth and Death of the Universe Jun 24, 2002 In this historic interview Patrick Moore talks to Professor Stephen Hawking about his cosmological theories and finds out how our Universe started.
- Episode 8: Stars in Your Eyes Jul 22, 2002 Patrick Moore visits Britain's newest planetarium at Chichester, where the wonders of the cosmos can be observed night and day. Dr John Mason shows him around.
- Episode 9: Apocalyptic Asteroid Aug 19, 2002 Long-running astronomy programme. Patrick Moore talks to Dr Duncan Steel about the threat of near earth objects.
- Episode 10: The Long Wave Sep 16, 2002 Britain's foremost radio astronomy observatory at Jodrell Bank celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. Patrick Moore remembers its unique discoveries and explores the future of radio…
- Episode 11: Picture Perfect Oct 14, 2002 Photographing the night sky and capturing astronomical events is skilful, challenging, and requires lots of patience. Patrick Moore talks to John Fletcher and Dr Steve Wainwright, two…
- Episode 12: Radio Revolution Nov 11, 2002 In the second of this two-part special from Jodrell Bank, the Sky at Night explores the future of radio astronomy. Over the past 50 years radio astronomers have discovered quasars, pulsars…
- Episode 13: A Royal Celebration Dec 9, 2002 In the 600th edition of The Sky at Night, Sir Patrick Moore will be interviewing special guest, Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees, who will be talking about the cosmos, black holes, dark…