Lucie Green
The Sky at Night (1957)
1996
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.
Released April 24, 1957
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, News
Keywords: tmdb.universe, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.observation, imdb.discussion, imdb.space-exploration, imdb.science, imdb.interview
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S40E1 - The Night Sky in Winter
A tour of the winter night sky, with Patrick Moore.
Jan. 8, 1996, midnight
S40E2 - What's the Matter between the Stars?
A look at the material which lies between stars. With Patrick Moore.
Feb. 5, 1996, midnight
S40E3 - News from Space
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Paul Murdin to discuss this year's new developments.
March 4, 1996, midnight
S40E4 - March Comet
Comet Hyakutake should be visible in the evenings at the end of the month. With Patrick Moore.
March 24, 1996, midnight
S40E5 - Exploding Stars
Prof Michael Bode joins Patrick Moore to discuss novas.
April 1, 1996, midnight
S40E6 - The End of the Universe
How might the universe die? With Patrick Moore.
April 29, 1996, midnight
S40E7 - The Lives of the Galaxies
How much do galaxies change as they grow older? Patrick Moore finds out.
May 27, 1996, midnight
S40E8 - Hydrogen Hunters
Dr Alan Wright joins Patrick Moore to explain the purpose of a survey into the most plentiful substance in the universe.
June 24, 1996, midnight
S40E9 - A Tale of Three Planets
News from Jupiter and Saturn, plus the first maps of Pluto obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. With Patrick Moore.
July 15, 1996, midnight
S40E10 - Cool Stars Matter
Iras (the Infrared Astronomical Satellite), which operated for much of 1983, provided a great deal of information on aspects such as the presence of cool, possibly planet forming, material around stars like Vega. Iso (the Infrared Space Observatory) is now performing well. Dr Helen Walker of Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory joins Patrick Moore to give the latest news on the probe.
Aug. 19, 1996, midnight
S40E11 - Hunt The Planet
Patrick Moore tells the story of the race to discover Neptune 150 years ago.
Sept. 16, 1996, midnight
S40E12 - Star Remains
Dr Chris Kitchin of the University of Hertfordshire Observatory and Patrick Moore discuss supernovas.
Oct. 14, 1996, midnight
S40E13 - Target - the Red Planet.
Dr Peter Cattermole , one of Nasa's principal scientific investigators, joins Patrick Mooreto describe findings on Mars.
Nov. 11, 1996, midnight
S40E14 - Galileo at Jupiter
Professor Garry Hunt gives Patrick Moore the latest news received from the spacecraft Galileo.
Dec. 9, 1996, midnight
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BBC Four
30 min/ep
25752 min
April 24, 1957
Nov. 10, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-G / 2+
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