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The Sky at Night Season 44 Episodes
Season 44 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2000 - 2000
Episode 1
Millennium Astronomy
Dr. Allan Chapman discusses with Patrick Moore the development of astronomy over the last 1,000 years.
Episode 2
A Glimpse of a New World
Dr. Alan Penny joins Patrick Moore to discuss the discovery of a vast planet orbiting a star 55 light years away.
Episode 3
Two of a Kind
Professor Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to discuss the tendency of stars to be members of pairs.
Episode 4
X-Ray Vision
Professor Martin Ward joins Patrick Moore to give the news on the latest x-ray mission, the Newton satellite.
Episode 5
A Massing of Planets
In May several planets will line up, which has not happened since the 1930's. Patrick Moore and Dr. John Mason discuss this planetary conjunction.
Episode 6
The Moon in Focus
Patrick Moore discusses the signs of mild activity that occasionally appear on the moon.
Episode 7
Dr. Caldwell's Catalogue
Patrick Moore runs through his Caldwell Catalogue naming his top ten favourite star clusters, galaxies and nebulae.
Episode 8
Back to Basics
Astronomy has its own language, and some of the terms are unfamiliar in ordinary conversation. In this programme, Patrick Moore is joined by Chris Lintott, of Magdalen College, Cambridge, to explain some of the basic terms.
Episode 9
Back to Basics: Into Deep Space
Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott continue their discussion of astronomical terms. In this programme they discuss terms related to the distant Universe such as galaxies, nebulae and black holes.
Episode 10
Wimps and Machos
Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson discuss the latest discoveries about the invisible "dark matter".
Episode 11
The Darkness of the Universe
Patrick Moore and lain Nicolson look at how massive bodies, theoretical particles and the concept of dark energy may all play a part in determining the ultimate fate of the Universe.
Episode 12
Worlds Apart
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr. Alan Penny of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to discuss Project Darwin, designed to explore the possibility of "other Earths".
Episode 13
An Astronaut's View
Nasa astronaut Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman describes the experience of stargazing in outer space.