Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 1964
11 episodes · premiered Jan 10, 1964
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- Episode 1: The Ghosts of the Universe Jan 10, 1964 Patrick Moore talks about some of the strange celestial objects, like the planet Vulcan, which have been reported at times but do not in fact seem to exist.
- Episode 2: Signals from Jupiter Feb 7, 1964 Frank Hyde discusses with Patrick Moore the progress of his radio-astronomy station's observations in collaboration with Florida State University to try to determine whether the radio…
- Episode 3: Rock or Dust? Mar 6, 1964 The recent flight of Ranger VI came near to solving the age-old problem of the nature of the Moon's surface. Patrick Moore reports on the present situation and its significance to…
- Episode 4: Space Navigation Apr 3, 1964 For ages man has used the stars to navigate by Patrick Moore discusses with Henry Brinton some of the new problems of celestial navigation which the space traveller has to face.
- Episode 5: Ancient and Modern May 1, 1964 The Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland is the oldest observatory still in use in the Commonwealth. Yet the work being done there on the structure of galaxies is in the forefront of…
- Episode 6: Moon Gathering Jun 5, 1964 Patrick Moore reports on the New York International Symposium on the Structure of the Moon's Surface, at which he himself read one of the technical papers.
- Episode 7: Midsummer Sense Jun 26, 1964 The accurate astronomical alignment of Stonehenge, notorious on Midsummer Day, contrasts with ancient Egyptian theories that the sun and planets revolved round the earth. Patrick Moore and…
- Episode 8: Quasars Jul 24, 1964 Quasi stellar objects, quasars for short, is the description given to a recently discovered and puzzling new kind of body in the universe. Patrick Moore discusses with Colin Ronan these…
- Episode 9: Red Giant, Yellow Planet, Blue Sun Aug 21, 1964 Commenting on reported changes in the yellow colouring of the planet Saturn, Patrick Moore discusses the colours a telescope reveals in the night sky.
- Episode 10: Explosion in Space Sep 18, 1964 The minor planet Vesta is now visible in the evening sky. Patrick Moore talks about the swarm of dwarf worlds in the solar system which may be the remains of an old planet which met with…
- Episode 11: How Old is the Earth? Dec 11, 1964 Patrick Moore and Henry Brinton discuss the current scientific evidence as to when the earth came into existence as a separate body in the solar system.