The Sky at Night - Season 34 / Year 1990

The Sky at Night - Season 34 / Year 1990

Season 34 / Year 1990

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DatesJan 21, 1990 - Dec 9, 1990
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Episodes

Tales Of The Unexpected
Year 1990Episode 130 min

Tales Of The Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected Astronomers, like other people, can be taken by surprise. Bright comets, new stars, outbreaks on planets, displays of aurora - none of these can be predicted; and in this programme Patrick Moore looks at some of these 'tales of the unexpected'.
Jan 21, 1990
Window On The Universe
Year 1990Episode 230 min

Window On The Universe

The NTT, or New Technology Telescope, at La Silla in the Atacama Desert of Chile has now come into full operation. It is the most accurate, most modern telescope in the world, as Patrick Moore finds when he visits La Silla.
Feb 18, 1990
Visitor From Space
Year 1990Episode 330 min

Visitor From Space

Brilliant comets have been rare over recent years, but Austin's Comet, now brightening as it moves into the northern part of the sky, may become really spectacular, with a bright head and a long tail. In this programme Patrick Moore is joined by Harold Ridley , one of Britain's leading observers of comets, to explain what, hopefully, is in store during the coming weeks.
Mar 11, 1990
The Lion And The Crab
Year 1990Episode 430 min

The Lion And The Crab

Two of the zodiacal constellations - Leo (the lion) and Cancer (the crab) - are on view during evenings this month. Both contain interesting objects, including Praesepe or the 'beehive', one of the brightest of all star-clusters. Patrick Moore talks about them and gives the latest news on Austin's comet.
Apr 8, 1990
When Is A Star Not A Star?
Year 1990Episode 530 min

When Is A Star Not A Star?

May 6, 1990
Looking Back In Time
Year 1990Episode 630 min

Looking Back In Time

The William Herschel Telescope is the third largest astronomical telescope in the world and one of the most modern. Patrick Moore visits the observatory in the Canary Islands and talks to the astronomers who have been exploring the universe with this great new telescope.
Jun 3, 1990
Our Daylight Star
Year 1990Episode 730 min

Our Daylight Star

The sun, our nearest star, is at present at the peak of its cycle of activity and there are many sunspots. These can be observed by amateurs, though great care must always be taken. Patrick Moore is joined by Bruce Hardie , director of the Solar Section of the British Astronomical Association. He also visits the Swedish solar telescope in La Palma, where remarkable pictures of the sun are being taken.
Jul 1, 1990
Mission To Titan
Year 1990Episode 830 min

Mission To Titan

Titan is Saturn's largest moon. A new mission, Cassini, is to be launched to it in a few years' time. Patrick Moore is joined by Dr John Zarnecki of the University of Kent to discuss Titan and the plans for landing there.
Jul 29, 1990
The Unveiling Of Venus
Year 1990Episode 930 min

The Unveiling Of Venus

At the moment the planet Venus is a brilliant object in the east before dawn. It is a world much the same size as the Earth, but very different in many ways, with its fiercely hot surface, its dense, choking atmosphere and its clouds of corrosive acid. Maps of its surface have to be compiled by radar. In this programme, Patrick Moore and Dr Peter Cattermole describe how the new radar-carrying spacecraft Magellan, which reaches Venus this month, will continue this work.
Aug 26, 1990
Europe In Space
Year 1990Episode 1030 min

Europe In Space

A new European space probe, Ulysses, is about to be launched to study the unknown poles of the Sun. Patrick Moore goes to Noordwijk in the Netherlands and talks to the scientists at the European Space Agency who are planning and carrying through these exciting new missions.
Sep 23, 1990
Armagh's 'Flare' For Astronomy
Year 1990Episode 1130 min

Armagh's 'Flare' For Astronomy

Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland is 200 years old. Patrick Moore goes to Armagh on the occasion of the observatory's bicentenary and talks to the astronomers who are carrying out their researches there.
Oct 21, 1990
New Maps Of The Universe
Year 1990Episode 1230 min

New Maps Of The Universe

rofessor Michael Rowan-Robinson of Queen Mary and Westfield College discusses developments in the study of the Great Wall and the Great Attractor with Patrick Moore.
Nov 18, 1990
ROSAT Space Telescope
Year 1990Episode 1330 min

ROSAT Space Telescope

Radiations of very short wavelength from space cannot reach the Earth because they are blocked by the atmosphere, but they are of increasing importance to astronomers. ROSAT, an artificial satellite designed specially for this research, is now sending back exciting information. Professor Ken Pounds of Leicester University and Patrick Moore discuss the latest results.
Dec 9, 1990

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