The Sky at Night - Season 32 / Year 1988

The Sky at Night - Season 32 / Year 1988

Season 32 / Year 1988

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DatesJan 17, 1988 - Dec 11, 1988
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Episodes

The Winter Sky
Year 1988Episode 130 min

The Winter Sky

At the start of 1987 The Sky at Night asked for amateur astronomical photographers to send in their pictures - either of objects in the sky, or of observatories and telescopes. In this programme Patrick Moore and Douglas Arnold show the best pictures sent in, and also take a look round the night sky as it appears in January.
Jan 17, 1988
The Brilliant Planets
Year 1988Episode 230 min

The Brilliant Planets

During March, Venus and Jupiter are splendidly placed for observation in the evening sky. Patrick Moore talks about them, and explains what observers using small telescopes may expect to see on their surfaces.
Feb 21, 1988
Yerkes Observatory
Year 1988Episode 330 min

Yerkes Observatory

Yerkes Observatory, at Williams Bay near Chicago, is a most unusual place. Its main telescope is not a reflector, but a refractor - the world's largest Old-fashioned though it may look, Yerkes is in the forefront of scientific research, as Patrick Moore explains when he goes there to talk to the director, Dr Al Harper, and members of the observatory's staff.
Mar 20, 1988
The Awakening Sun
Year 1988Episode 430 min

The Awakening Sun

The sun is the nearest star; but how much is known about it? Less may be known than was thought a few decades ago; there are problems of the sunspots, the strange particles called neutrinos, and the recently discovered oscillations or quivering of the whole solar globe. Patrick Moore and lain Nicholson discuss these problems, and show photographs of last month's total solar eclipse.
Apr 10, 1988
Quasars, Redshifts And Controversy
Year 1988Episode 530 min

Quasars, Redshifts And Controversy

Are quasars remote and super-luminous, or are they comparatively close to our galaxy? Dr Halton C. Arp , formerly of Mount Wilson Observatory, believes that they are not so remote as most people think, and he discusses these exciting and controversial ideas with Patrick Moore.
May 8, 1988
Planets Revisited
Year 1988Episode 630 min

Planets Revisited

The first successful spacecraft to the planet Venus was sent up more than a quarter of a century ago. Since then most of the planets in the Solar System have been contacted. In this programme Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt look back over the space-probe story, and describe the exciting developments to be expected during the next few years.
Jun 5, 1988
The Summer Sky
Year 1988Episode 730 min

The Summer Sky

Can you identify the main star groups? It is by no means difficult - and once you have found your way around, there are many fascinating objects to be seen. Patrick Moore invites you to join him on a 'tour' of the summer sky, and talks about some of the variable stars, which, unlike our Sun, brighten and fade over short periods.
Jul 10, 1988
Cosmic Fireworks
Year 1988Episode 830 min

Cosmic Fireworks

Would you like to see a shooting star? August is the best month of the year for meteors; go outdoors on a dark, clear night between now and 17 August and you should see several members of the Perseid meteor stream as they plunge to their fiery death in the Earth's upper air. With Dr John Mason, Patrick Moore talks about this annual display of cosmic fireworks.
Jul 31, 1988
Watch This Space
Year 1988Episode 930 min

Watch This Space

How 'empty' is space? Astronomers used to think that there was no material between the stars, or between the galaxies; they now know that there is a great deal. Patrick Moore talks about interstellar material to Professor Alec Boksenberg, Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Aug 21, 1988
Mars In Close-Up
Year 1988Episode 1030 min

Mars In Close-Up

Two Russian space probes are on their way to Mars. Patrick Moore discusses the fascinating red world with Dr Peter Cattermole of the University of Sheffield.
Sep 11, 1988
Observing The Autumn Sky
Year 1988Episode 1130 min

Observing The Autumn Sky

How do you record an astronomical observation? What details should be noted? And what are the important 'dos' and 'don'ts'! Patrick Moore talks to Paul Doherty about these points and also discusses the brilliant planet Jupiter and other features of the night sky in October.
Oct 16, 1988
Radio Stars
Year 1988Episode 1230 min

Radio Stars

Some stars send out radio waves, though generally they are less powerful than other kinds of radio sources in the sky. These genuine radio stars are discussed by Patrick Moore and Dr Alan Wright , who was also present at the opening of the great new Australia Telescope - the most powerful radio astronomy installation in the world.
Nov 13, 1988
Close Encounters
Year 1988Episode 1330 min

Close Encounters

There are some asteroids which pass close to the Earth! Patrick Moore talks about these 'close-approach' asteroids to the American astronomer Eleanor Helin , who has discovered many of them.
Dec 11, 1988

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