The Sky at Night - Season 45 / Year 2001
Season 45 / Year 2001
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DatesJan 7, 2001 - Dec 9, 2001
Episodes
Year 2001Episode 130 min
Genesis - Earth & Moon
As a new millennium begins we take a look at how our Earth and Moon came to be. Patrick Moore is joined by Professor Chris Kitchin to discuss how distant planets of other suns, ancient meteorites, and devastating collisions between worlds give us clues as to how the Earth and Moon grew from billions of dust grains, each too small to see.
Jan 7, 2001
Year 2001Episode 230 min
Cassini - Next Stop Saturn
On December 30 2000, the Cassini-Huygens space probe sailed past Jupiter, its last fly-by before arriving at Saturn and its moon, Titan, in 2004. Patrick Moore is joined by Dr John Zarnecki to discuss the latest news from this deep-space mission.
Feb 4, 2001
Year 2001Episode 330 min
A New View Of Mars
For the last two years, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has been sending back exciting new pictures of the red planet. The spacecraft has now collected more information about Mars than all previous missions combined. Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Peter Cattermole to discuss the latest views of our neighbouring planet and where to find Mars in the night sky as it approaches its opposition - a biannual opportunity to observe it at its best.
Mar 4, 2001
Year 2001Episode 430 min
Pictures From The Red Planet
Apr 1, 2001
Year 2001Episode 530 min
Meet The Neighbours
Could life exist elsewhere in our Solar System? This question has long been asked, but our understanding of our cosmic neighbourhood is constantly changing. Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Monica Grady to discuss the latest views on how life originates, where it might exist, and what it might look like.
Apr 29, 2001
Year 2001Episode 630 min
Eye Spy …
Patrick Moore visits one of the UK's newest and most exciting observatories, The Crendon Observatory, where Gordon Rogers demonstrates how he produces amazing deep-sky images of distant galaxies and nebulae.
May 27, 2001
Year 2001Episode 730 min
Our Star
The Sun has been in the news again, it is at the peak of its 11 year cycle of activity and there have been large solar flares, many sunspots and good displays of aurorae. It has also been eclipsed by the Moon for the first time since the great UK eclipse of 1999. Patrick Moore is joined by Chris Lintott to discuss the Sun, its variability and to look back at some of the eclipses The Sky at Night has seen.
Jun 24, 2001
Year 2001Episode 830 min
Crash & Burn
The Earth is constantly bombarded by small fragments of space debris, but somewhere in the Solar System a sizeable asteroid or comet is probably on a collision course with Earth. We don't know where or when the impact will happen but it may prove catastrophic for life on Earth. In the first of two programmes on the subject, Patrick Moore is joined by Jonathan Tate and Lembit Opik to discuss where this threat comes from and assesses the chances of impact from a Potentially Hazardous Object.
Jul 22, 2001
Year 2001Episode 930 min
Great Balls Of Fire
Patrick Moore continues his discussion with Jay Tate and Lembit Opik about the threat to the Earth from a Potentially Hazardous Object. They look at the disastrous environmental effects that might happen after a large scale impact, how we are searching the night skies for Near Earth Objects and what could be done to avert disaster.
Aug 19, 2001
Year 2001Episode 1030 min
Evolving Universe - Beginnings
Patrick Moore is joined by Chris Lintott for a back-to-basics explanation of cosmology. Do current theories explain the Universe's 13,000 million year evolution? Can the Universe's fate be predicted?
Sep 16, 2001
Year 2001Episode 1130 min
Evolving Universe - Modern Views
In the second of two programmes on cosmology, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott look at the latest theories on inflation, dark energy and the accelerating Universe.
Oct 14, 2001
Year 2001Episode 1230 min
The Lion's Storm
he dark, moonless sky of mid November may be filled by a spectacular storm of shooting stars as this year's Leonid meteors burn brightly in the upper atmosphere. Patrick Moore is joined by Dr John Mason who examines recent Leonid showers to explain why they happen, predict what may be in store for us this year and describe the best way to observe one of nature's most impressive sights.
Nov 4, 2001
Year 2001Episode 1330 min
The Star Of Bethlehem
When Venus is brilliant, the question is often asked: can Venus have been the Star of Bethlehem? The answer is certainly 'no', but we still do not know what the star was, if anything. Patrick Moore is joined by David Hughes and Mark Kidger, who have made careful studies of the records. Can they give a convincing answer?
Dec 9, 2001
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