Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 2009
16 episodes · premiered Jan 5, 2009
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- Episode 1: Light Fantastic Jan 5, 2009 Sir Patrick Moore charts the development of the telescope over four centuries and fasts forward to meet the astronaut who repaired the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr Chris Lintott visits some…
- Episode 2: The Merry Dancers Feb 2, 2009 In an edition focusing on the aurora borealis, Chris Lintott travels to a radar facility in northern Norway to discover how these magical lights are created, whilst Sir Patrick Moore…
- Episode 3: The Fountains of Enceladus Mar 2, 2009 Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus has startled astronomers with its amazing ice geysers, which spew out material into space. Sir Patrick Moore talks to the scientists who are trying to…
- Episode 4: Herschel in the Red Apr 6, 2009 Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared exploration of the universe. Dr Chris Lintott gets a rare…
- Episode 5: Close Encounters May 4, 2009 Every day, asteroids whiz past the Earth on their journey through space. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the chances of a close encounter with an asteroid, after telescopes recently got a…
- Episode 6: Neighbourhood Watch Jun 8, 2009 Containing trillions of stars, Andromeda is the largest galaxy in our neighbourhood. It is 2.5 million light years away, yet is still visible to the naked eye. Sir Patrick Moore and his…
- Episode 7: Apollo 11: A Night to Remember Jun 21, 2009 Using archive sound, satellite footage and film taken by the astronauts, Patrick Moore presents the story of mankind's first journey to another world.
- Episode 8: The Apollo Miracle Jul 6, 2009 The 29th July 1969 witnessed one of the greatest triumphs in human exploration when man stepped on the moon. Forty years on, Sir Patrick Moore and his guests reminisce and celebrate the…
- Episode 9: Coronas of the Sun Aug 3, 2009 Sir Patrick Moore, with the help of Pete Lawrence and the latest pictures, investigates the longest total eclipse of the sun for many years, which took place in India and China in July…
- Episode 10: Jupiter Rising Sep 7, 2009 In July 2009, a mysterious large object crashed into Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, leaving behind a scar in the gas cloud the size of the Earth. Sir Patrick Moore…
- Episode 11: The Great Observatories Oct 5, 2009 Following the Hubble space telescope's overhaul, Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott examine its latest findings and the data from NASA's other telescopes, Spitzer and Chandra. Pete…
- Episode 12: Lunar Impact Nov 2, 2009 Observers now know there is water on the Moon, but how much? NASA's new LCROSS probe into the lunar surface will find out. Chris Lintott visits the Palomar observatory in California to…
- Episode 13: Exploring Mars Nov 15, 2009 For centuries, astronomers, writers and philosophers have speculated about life on the planet Mars, but we have learned more about our near neighbour in the last 30 years than at any time…
- Episode 14: The Winter Sky Dec 7, 2009 Winter is approaching, and with longer nights, it is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the wonders of the night sky. Sir Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Chris Lintott and Pete…
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