The Sky at Night - Season 22 / Year 1978

The Sky at Night - Season 22 / Year 1978

Season 22 / Year 1978

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DatesJan 11, 1978 - Dec 12, 1978
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Exploring The Night Sky With Binoculars
Year 1978Episode 130 min

Exploring The Night Sky With Binoculars

Good astronomical telescopes are very expensive today, but there are many objects in the night sky which can be viewed with binoculars. For example, during winter evenings the constellation of Orion is excellently placed, and it contains the lovely nebula which binoculars show quite clearly. Patrick Moore describes this and other features of the night sky, and gives advice on the types of binoculars which are most useful.
Jan 11, 1978
The Nearest Galaxies
Year 1978Episode 230 min

The Nearest Galaxies

What is the most remote object ever visible with the naked eye? The answer is: the Great Spiral in Andromeda, which is a member of our Local Group of galaxies, but is still very remote - its light takes over two million years to reach us. The Local Group is now known to contain over 25 members, some of which are huge systems while others are dwarf galaxies. Patrick Moore talks about the Local Group to Heather Couper , lecturer at the Caird Planetarium, Greenwich.
Feb 8, 1978
The New Mars
Year 1978Episode 330 min

The New Mars

The Viking space-probes have been operating on Mars for almost one Martian year (nearly two Earth years). We do not yet know whether life in any form exists there but many scientific discoveries have been made. Patrick Moore talks to Professor Geoffrey Eglinton and Dr Garry Hunt.
Mar 8, 1978
The Asteroids
Year 1978Episode 430 min

The Asteroids

Apr 5, 1978
Birth Of A Star
Year 1978Episode 530 min

Birth Of A Star

May 17, 1978
Astronomers' View Of The Earth
Year 1978Episode 630 min

Astronomers' View Of The Earth

Jun 9, 1978
Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Year 1978Episode 730 min

Gamma-Ray Astronomy

Jun 28, 1978
The Edge Of The Solar System
Year 1978Episode 830 min

The Edge Of The Solar System

Jul 26, 1978
Questions And Answers
Year 1978Episode 930 min

Questions And Answers

Aug 23, 1978
Does Anything Ever Happen On The Moon?
Year 1978Episode 1030 min

Does Anything Ever Happen On The Moon?

Sep 14, 1978
Where Did Life Begin?
Year 1978Episode 1130 min

Where Did Life Begin?

Oct 11, 1978
Exploded Star
Year 1978Episode 1230 min

Exploded Star

Nov 15, 1978
The Alignment Of The Planets
Year 1978Episode 1330 min

The Alignment Of The Planets

Dec 12, 1978

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