Episode guide
The Sky at Night: 1958
12 episodes · first aired Jan 8, 1958
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- 1 The Winter Sky Jan 8, 1958 Patrick Moore shows you the wonders of the winter sky during the coming month.
- 2 Radio Astronomy Feb 5, 1958 Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. Roger Jennison of Jodrell Bank how radio astronomy is increasing our knowledge of the Universe.
- 3 The Plough Mar 5, 1958 Patrick Moore discusses the most famous of all the constellations.
- 4 Penumbral Eclipse Apr 2, 1958 Patrick Moore talks about the forthcoming penumbral eclipse of the Moon, and Mercury the nearest planet to the Sun.
- 5 The Moon Apr 30, 1958 Tonight Patrick Moore is at the Hampstead Observatory. If weather conditions are suitable television cameras will bring live pictures of the moon's surface.
- 6 Jupiter May 28, 1958 Patrick Moore talks about the largest planet, its family of moons, and its mysterious changing red spot.
- 7 Dwarf and Giant Stars Jun 20, 1958 Patrick Moore talks about the life history of a star.
- 8 Moon Missions Jul 23, 1958 Patrick Moore explains what it would mean to astronomers if a successful attempt were made to reach the moon.
- 9 Telescopes Aug 20, 1958 Patrick 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, whose…
- 10 The Universe Sep 17, 1958 Patrick Moore talks to America's foremost astronomer, Dr. Harlow Shapley, about his theories on the size and scale of the universe.
- 11 Mars Nov 17, 1958 Mars is better seen now than it will be for the next ten years.
- 12 The Craters on the Moon Dec 15, 1958 Patrick 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.