The Sky at Night S02E08 · Moon Missions

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Patrick Moore explains what it would mean to astronomers if a successful attempt were made to reach the moon.

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Episodes

1. 1 1. The Winter Sky1958-01-08Patrick Moore shows you the wonders of the winter sky during the coming month.
2. 2 2. Radio Astronomy1958-02-05Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. Roger Jennison of Jodrell Bank how radio astronomy is increasing our knowledge of the Universe.
3. 3 3. The Plough1958-03-05Patrick Moore discusses the most famous of all the constellations.
4. 4 4. Penumbral Eclipse1958-04-02Patrick Moore talks about the forthcoming penumbral eclipse of the Moon, and Mercury the nearest planet to the Sun.
5. 5 5. The Moon1958-04-30Tonight Patrick Moore is at the Hampstead Observatory. If weather conditions are suitable television cameras will bring live pictures of the moon's surface.
6. 6 6. Jupiter1958-05-28Patrick Moore talks about the largest planet, its family of moons, and its mysterious changing red spot.
7. 7 7. Dwarf and Giant Stars1958-06-20Patrick Moore talks about the life history of a star.
8. 8 8. Moon Missions1958-07-23Patrick Moore explains what it would mean to astronomers if a successful attempt were made to reach the moon.
9. 9 9. Telescopes1958-08-20Patrick Moore talks about old and new telescopes with A. H. Degenhardt, and shows some of the things which the new telescopes can reveal-for instance, about the Andromeda Galaxy, w
10. 10 10. The Universe1958-09-17Patrick Moore talks to America's foremost astronomer, Dr. Harlow Shapley, about his theories on the size and scale of the universe.
11. 11 11. Mars1958-11-17Mars is better seen now than it will be for the next ten years.
12. 12 12. The Craters on the Moon1958-12-15Patrick Moore and Dr. Gilbert Fielder discuss the recent report by a Russian astronomer of an eruption on the moon, and what it reveals about the moon's origin and present state.