The Sky at Night - Season 45 / Year 2001

The Sky at Night - Season 45 / Year 2001

Season 45 / Year 2001

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DatesJan 7, 2001 - Dec 9, 2001
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Episodes

Genesis - Earth & Moon
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
Cassini - Next Stop Saturn
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
A New View Of Mars
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
Pictures From The Red Planet
Year 2001Episode 430 min

Pictures From The Red Planet

Apr 1, 2001
Meet The Neighbours
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
Eye Spy …
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
Our Star
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
Crash & Burn
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
Great Balls Of Fire
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
Evolving Universe - Beginnings
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
Evolving Universe - Modern Views
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
The Lion's Storm
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
The Star Of Bethlehem
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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