The Sky at Night S36E13 · Glitch in the System

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Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith , the former Astronomer Royal, joins Patrick Moore to discuss the latest findings about the fascinating Crab Nebula.

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1. 1 1. The Keck Reflector1992-01-12Patrick Moore visits the world's most powerful telescope, the Keck reflector, now being constructed on top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
2. 2 2. Sky-Watcher1992-02-24It is not necessary to have a large telescope in order to take a real interest in the night sky. Binoculars will show a great deal. Patrick Moore takes viewers on a "guided tour".
3. 3 3. Asteroids1992-03-15Patrick Moore finds out more about asteroids, the minor planets which are junior members of the Sun's family.
4. 4 4. Shooting the Stars1992-04-06At the Anglo-Australian Observatory in New South Wales, Dr David Malin has developed new techniques for photographing the stars. With Patrick Moore.
5. 5 5. Space for Astronomy1992-04-26An anniversary edition to celebrate the first transmission of The Sky at Night35 years ago. A newcomer to television then, Patrick Moore has continued to present the programme ever
6. 6 6. The Astronomer Royal1992-06-01Professor Arnold Wolfendale, joins Patrick Moore to discuss the latest information received from the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite,
7. 7 7. Our Outer Giants1992-06-28A look at the outer giant planets, Uranus and Neptune. The Voyager probe missions that by-passed Uranus in 1986 and Neptune in 1989 were covered by Sky at Night at the time. Furthe
8. 8 8. Comets a Second View1992-07-20The Giotto spacecraft encountered Halley's Comet in 1986 and escaped. The same craft recently made close-range studies of the comet Grigg-Skellerup. Patrick Moore and Drjohn Mason
9. 9 9. The First Telescope1992-08-16It is usually accepted that the first telescope was made in 1608. But new evidence shows that the first reflector was made in England, by Leonard Digges , many years before. In thi
10. 10 10. The Great Spiral1992-09-20Patrick Moore studies the Great Spiral in Andromeda, a galaxy containing more than 100,000 million stars.
11. 11 11. Venus - A New View1992-10-11Dr David Allen joins Patrick Moore to describe research aimed at showing surface details of the planet Venus.
12. 12 12. Six Into One Will Go1992-11-09Patrick Moore sees how the multiple mirror telescope in Arizona is to be changed.
13. 13 13. Glitch in the System1992-12-07Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith , the former Astronomer Royal, joins Patrick Moore to discuss the latest findings about the fascinating Crab Nebula.