Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 1961
11 episodes · premiered Jan 30, 1961
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- Episode 1: Storms in the Sun Jan 30, 1961 Patrick Moore talks with W.M. Baxter, Secretary of the British Astronomical Association, about the mysterious dark areas, many thousands of miles across, on the sun's surface, known as…
- Episode 2: Life on Mars Mar 20, 1961 In this programme, postponed from February, Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. F. L. Jackson, of King's College Hospital Pathology Department, the results of certain experiments carried out…
- Episode 3: Life on the Moon? Apr 24, 1961 Following last month's programme on the possibility of life existing on Mars, Patrick Moore discusses whether very low forms of life may be found on the Moon, our nearest neighbour in…
- Episode 4: Venus May 15, 1961 As the Russian space probe approaches Venus, Patrick Moore discusses the little we know about this planet and what sort of world further exploration might reveal it to be.
- Episode 5: Radio Astronomy and the Amateur Jun 5, 1961 Frank Hyde has built and operated his own radio telescope at Clacton in Essex. Patrick Moore discusses with him the contributions an amateur can make in this latest field of astronomy.
- Episode 6: Cosmic Debris Jul 10, 1961 Patrick Moore discusses meteors and meteorites with Dr. M. H. Hey of the British Museum of Natural History, and the latest versions of the suggestion that some may contain organic compounds.
- Episode 7: Saturn Live? Aug 21, 1961 To celebrate the fiftieth edition of "The Sky at Night", Patrick Moore looks around the night sky through George Hole's 24-inch telescope at Patcham and the 36-inch telescope at the Royal…
- Episode 8: Astronomy in Space Sep 18, 1961 Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. H. E. Butler how artificial satellites outside the earth's atmosphere can help astronomers, and what further discoveries they may lead to.
- Episode 9: Has the Earth Three Moons? Oct 30, 1961 From time to time it has been suggested that the Earth may have more than one natural moon. Any such satellite would be very small and faint; but searches for them have been carried out…
- Episode 10: How Many Stars in the Pleiades? Nov 22, 1961 Patrick Moore talks about star clusters and asks viewers to help find out how many stars in the Pleiades are visible without a telescope.
- Episode 11: A Telescope for Christmas Dec 20, 1961 Patrick Moore describes how to set up a small home telescope, powerful enough for real astronomical use, and discusses with L. Marsland Gander the best way to use it. He also gives the…