The Sky at Night S36E07 · Our Outer Giants

Overview

A 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. Further analysis has since been carried out, and Patrick Moore sums up the new findings.

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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.