The Sky at Night S40E11 · Hunt The Planet

Overview

Patrick Moore tells the story of the race to discover Neptune 150 years ago.

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Episodes

1. 1 1. The Night Sky in Winter1996-01-08A tour of the winter night sky, with Patrick Moore.
2. 2 2. What's the Matter between the Stars?1996-02-05A look at the material which lies between stars. With Patrick Moore.
3. 3 3. News from Space1996-03-04Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Paul Murdin to discuss this year's new developments.
4. 4 4. March Comet1996-03-24Comet Hyakutake should be visible in the evenings at the end of the month. With Patrick Moore.
5. 5 5. Exploding Stars1996-04-01Prof Michael Bode joins Patrick Moore to discuss novas.
6. 6 6. The End of the Universe1996-04-29How might the universe die? With Patrick Moore.
7. 7 7. The Lives of the Galaxies1996-05-27How much do galaxies change as they grow older? Patrick Moore finds out.
8. 8 8. Hydrogen Hunters1996-06-24Dr Alan Wright joins Patrick Moore to explain the purpose of a survey into the most plentiful substance in the universe.
9. 9 9. A Tale of Three Planets1996-07-15News from Jupiter and Saturn, plus the first maps of Pluto obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. With Patrick Moore.
10. 10 10. Cool Stars Matter1996-08-19Iras (the Infrared Astronomical Satellite), which operated for much of 1983, provided a great deal of information on aspects such as the presence of cool, possibly planet forming,
11. 11 11. Hunt The Planet1996-09-16Patrick Moore tells the story of the race to discover Neptune 150 years ago.
12. 12 12. Star Remains1996-10-14Dr Chris Kitchin of the University of Hertfordshire Observatory and Patrick Moore discuss supernovas.
13. 13 13. Target - the Red Planet.1996-11-11Dr Peter Cattermole , one of Nasa's principal scientific investigators, joins Patrick Mooreto describe findings on Mars.
14. 14 14. Galileo at Jupiter1996-12-09Professor Garry Hunt gives Patrick Moore the latest news received from the spacecraft Galileo.