Lucie Green
The Sky at Night (1957)
1965
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
S9E1 - Unwelcome Atmosphere
Patrick Moore discusses the atmospheres of the other planets in the solar system, how much is known of them, what more is likely to be found out about them in the near future, and whether one day man will be able to survive them.
Jan. 15, 1965, midnight
S9E2 - Up in a Balloon
The advantages, drawbacks, and achievements of using balloons to take astronomical instruments above the earth's atmosphere are discussed by Patrick Moore and Kenneth Fea of the Space Research Group, University College, London.
Feb. 12, 1965, midnight
S9E3 - Lava or Dust?
Patrick Moore discusses what information the photographs taken by Ranger 8 may give on the controversial question of the nature of the moon's surface.
March 12, 1965, midnight
S9E4 - Ancient Lore
Patrick Moore examines the ancient mythology of the stars and some of the ways in which they have been said to influence man's destiny on earth.
April 2, 1965, midnight
S9E5 - Naked Eye Astronomy
Patrick Moore and Henry Brinton discuss how much useful observation can be done without using optical instruments.
April 30, 1965, midnight
S9E6 - How Long is a Day?
Recent studies suggest that the day on Mercury may be two months long. Patrick Moore discusses how this affects our ideas of conditions on Mercury, and how its length of day compares with that of other planets.
June 4, 1965, midnight
S9E7 - Space Weather
Space was once thought to be empty, but recent planetary probes - such as Mariner IV now approaching Mars - have shown that it is anything but so. There is plenty of weather in space, though it is not the same as weather on earth.
Kenneth Fea discusses these new findings with Patrick Moore.
June 25, 1965, midnight
S9E8 - Communicating with Other Worlds
In the 100th edition of Sky at Night, Patrick Moore considers one of the most intriguing problems of modern astronomy: could conditions for life as we know it exist outside the solar system, would it be possible to establish communication with other worlds, and if we did what would be the result?
July 23, 1965, midnight
S9E9 - Mars in Shot
Patrick Moore discusses the information sent back by Mariner IV and what new ideas it gives us about the planet Mars.
Aug. 20, 1965, midnight
S9E10 - Re-thinking the Universe
Patrick Moore reports on Quasars. These recently discovered objects, immensely distant sources of vast amounts of energy, are causing astronomers to reconsider their previous ideas of the nature of the Universe.
Sept. 17, 1965, midnight
S9E11 - Ninety-Eight Inches
Patrick Moore looks at the new Isaac Newton telescope which will be the largest in Europe. What will it achieve?
Oct. 8, 1965, midnight
S9E12 - The Unsteady Universe
In the past few months views about the nature and origin of the Universe have been changing considerably.
Patrick Moore discusses some of the current thinking on this vast subject.
Nov. 5, 1965, midnight
S9E13 - The Extra Planet
Recent Russian studies have suggested that there may be another major planet in the solar system. Patrick Moore discusses the evidence for the existence of a world even more distant than Pluto.
Dec. 3, 1965, 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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