The Sky at Night - Season 35 / Year 1991

The Sky at Night - Season 35 / Year 1991

Season 35 / Year 1991

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DatesJan 20, 1991 - Dec 8, 1991
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Episodes

Mars - The Red Planet
Year 1991Episode 130 min

Mars - The Red Planet

Looking like a bright red star, Mars can be seen clearly in the south-west sky after dark. It has been studied since prehistoric times and many people believed there was life on the planet, yet the Viking spacecraft in the 1970s could find no trace. Patrick Moore explores the myths and legends surrounding Mars and takes a voyage over its surface.
Jan 20, 1991
The Fastest Clocks In The Universe
Year 1991Episode 230 min

The Fastest Clocks In The Universe

Patrick Moore and Professor Andrew Lyne of Jodrell Bank investigate millisecond pulsars, the spinning remains of exploded stars.
Feb 17, 1991
Jupiter And Family
Year 1991Episode 330 min

Jupiter And Family

Patrick Moore explains the new insight into Jupiter provided by the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft.
Mar 10, 1991
Bombardment From Space
Year 1991Episode 430 min

Bombardment From Space

Cosmic rays are not rays at all, but high-speed particles from space which bombard the earth from all directions all the time. Patrick Moore is joined by one of the world's leading experts in this field: the Astronomer Royal, Professor Arnold Wolfendale.
Mar 31, 1991
Wanderers In Space
Year 1991Episode 530 min

Wanderers In Space

Patrick Moore talks to comet expert Dr Donald Yeomans.
Apr 28, 1991
Guarding Their Secrets
Year 1991Episode 630 min

Guarding Their Secrets

Dr Ian McHardy , of Southampton University, joins Patrick Moore to give the latest on BL Lacertae, the object found in the northern constellation of Lacerta, the Lizard.
May 26, 1991
Saturn - The Ringed Planet
Year 1991Episode 730 min

Saturn - The Ringed Planet

Patrick Moore explains what can be seen of Saturn, the ringed planet, now well in view during the hours of darkness, rather low in the southern sky. He also gives the latest results from the spacecraft which have studied Saturn from close range.
Jun 30, 1991
Soviet Space Astronomy
Year 1991Episode 830 min

Soviet Space Astronomy

Patrick Moore visits Baikonur, the site from which all the important Soviet space missions have been launched and until recently out of bounds to westerners. He watches the launch of a probe to the orbiting space-station Mir and talks to leading Soviet astronomer Prof Alexander Boyarchuk.
Jul 28, 1991
The Pole Star
Year 1991Episode 930 min

The Pole Star

Polaris is probably the most famous star in the night sky and has been of tremendous value to navigators through the ages. Patrick Moore discusses not only its position but also its nature - pointing out that Polaris is far more luminous than the Sun, and so far away that we see it as it used to be at the time of the crusades.
Aug 25, 1991
A Galaxy In Creation?
Year 1991Episode 1030 min

A Galaxy In Creation?

Astronomers have found what seems to be the most luminous object known in the universe. It is 16,000 million light years away and 300 million, million times brighter than the sun. With Patrick Moore.
Sep 22, 1991
Hubble - A New View Of The Universe?
Year 1991Episode 1130 min

Hubble - A New View Of The Universe?

Although the Hubble Space Telescope is sometimes regarded as a failure, it is making significant discoveries. Patrick Moore finds out about the early results.
Oct 20, 1991
Nothing But Blue Skies?
Year 1991Episode 1230 min

Nothing But Blue Skies?

Nov 17, 1991
The Strangest Planet
Year 1991Episode 1330 min

The Strangest Planet

Patrick Moore reports on the remarkable discovery of planet moving around a neutron star. He is joined by the astronomers Professor Andrew Lyne, Setnam Shemar and Matthew Bailes of Jodrell Bank.
Dec 8, 1991

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