The Sky at Night
2000
200013 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Millennium Astronomy
2000-01-17
Dr Allan Chapman discusses with Patrick Moore the development of astronomy over the last 1,000 years.
- E2
A Glimpse of a New World
2000-02-07
Dr Alan Penny joins Patrick Moore to discuss the discovery of a vast planet orbiting a star 55 light years away.
- E3
Two of a Kind
2000-03-06
Professor Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to discuss the tendency of stars to be members of pairs.
- E4
X-ray Vision
2000-04-03
Professor Martin joins Patrick Moore to give the news on the latest x-ray mission, the Newton satellite.
- E5
A Massing of Planets
2000-05-01
In May several planets will line up, which has not happened since the 1930s. Patrick Moore and Dr John Mason discuss this planetary conjunction.
- E6
The Moon in Focus
2000-05-22
Patrick Moore discusses the signs of very mild activity that occasionally appear on the moon.
- E7
Dr. Caldwell's Catalogue
2000-06-26
Patrick Moore runs through his Caldwell Catalogue naming his top ten favourite star clusters, galaxies and nebulae.
- E8
Back to Basics
2000-07-24
Astronomy has its own language, and some of the terms are unfamiliar in ordinary conversation. In this programme, the first of two devoted to the subject, Patrick Moore is joined by Chris Lintott, of Magdalen College, Cambridge, to explain some of the basic terms.
- E9
Back to Basics - Into Deep Space
2000-08-21
In the previous programme, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott discussed some of the often unfamiliar terms used by astronomers. They concentrated upon terms relating to our own local part of the Universe. This evening they range further, and discuss terms such as galaxies, nebulae, black holes and the Hubble Constant.
- E10
Wimps and Machos
2000-09-11
Patrick Moore is joined by lain Nicolson to give the latest news on the problem of "dark matter".
- E11
The Darkness of the Universe
2000-10-16
Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson look at how massive bodies, theoretical particles and the concept of dark energy may all play a part in determining the ultimate fate of the Universe.
- E12
Worlds Apart
2000-11-06
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Alan Penny of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to discuss Project Darwin, designed to explore the possibility of "other Earths".
- E13
An Astronaut's View
2000-12-11
Nasa astronaut Dr Jeffrey Hoffman describes the experience of stargazing in outer space.