Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 2003
12 episodes · premiered Jan 6, 2003
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- Episode 1: Hot Stuff Jan 6, 2003 Patrick Moore heats up when he discusses our nearest star, the Sun, with guest Iain Nicolson. There is also a report from Australia about the recent eclipse.
- Episode 2: Astro Art Feb 3, 2003 Artists for the past 100 years have visualised and drawn how they imagine our Solar System and Universe look. NASA scientists used lunar art work before going to the moon. Now we are able…
- Episode 3: The Hidden Universe Mar 3, 2003 We don't know what it is, we can't see it and yet staggeringly it makes up 90% of our Universe. For astrophysicists, dark matter has proved to be an elusive and mysterious substance. In…
- Episode 4: Life on Mars Apr 7, 2003 Patrick Moore talks to Professor Colin Pillinger about the British lander craft Beagle 2, which will be sent to Mars in May to search for signs of life.
- Episode 5: The Shadow May 5, 2003 With three astronomical events that can all be witnessed from Britain, Patrick Moore previews the transit of Mercury, lunar eclipse and annular eclipse that can be seen from the North of…
- Episode 6: Highland Ring Jun 2, 2003 Patrick Moore reports from North Scotland on the last month's annular eclipse, lunar eclipse and transit of Mercury. Also, the Universe's largest explosions, gamma ray bursts.
- Episode 7: Space Scouts Jul 7, 2003 Patrick Moore looks at how probes and satellites that are sent into space might find answers to questions about the Universe. He interviews Dr Helen Walker. David Hardy looks at the ten…
- Episode 8: Mars: The Next Frontier Aug 4, 2003 This is the year of the Red Planet, when Mars will be at its closest to Earth. Withthree probes on their way to Mars, due to land Christmas Day onwards, the hope is we will find out if…
- Episode 9: Out of the Dark Ages Sep 8, 2003 Professor Carlos Frenk talks to Patrick Moore about the evolution of galaxies from the cosmic dark ages to the current day. Also featuring the latest Mars pictures and monthly guide to the…
- Episode 10: SMART Way to the Moon Oct 6, 2003 In a new era of space discovery, Europe sends its first rocket to the Moon. With a revolutionary ion engine and pioneering instruments, scientists hope SMART-1 will answer new questions on…
- Episode 11: Jupiter and Galileo Nov 3, 2003 A month after the spacecraft Galileo plunged into Jupiter's atmosphere, ending one of the most successful missions of all time, Patrick Moore discussess the Galileo mission, the mysterious…
- Episode 12: Cosmic Wanderers Dec 8, 2003 Long-running astronomy programme. Patrick Moore discusses the unpredictability of comets with astronomer Dr Mark Kidger.