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The Sky at Night Season 46 Episodes
Season 46 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2002 - 2002
Episode 1
The Signature for Life
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr David Wynn-Williams who has with him a miniature spectrometer that is about to be tested in Antarctica and one day may find evidence of Martian life.
Episode 2
Galactic Whirlpools
Patrick Moore is joined by Professor Chris Kitchin to discuss how galaxies are formed, and to predict the fate of the Milky Way when it collides with the Andromeda galaxy in 3,000 million years time.
Episode 3
A Tale of Two Bears
Patrick Moore tells the story of Ursa Major - The Great Bear - and its smaller companion, Ursa Minor, picking out double stars, nebulae and galaxies in these simple constellations.
Episode 4
Twelve Men on the Moon
Patrick Moore is joined by Douglas Arnold to dispel suggestions that the Apollo Moon landings were fake, and convince us that 12 men have indeed set foot on the moon.
Episode 5
Forty-Five Years of Star-Gazing
For 45 years, The Sky at Night has charted science-fiction becoming science fact. Patrick Moore recalls the milestones that have changed our understanding of the Universe and our place within it.
Episode 6
Southern Eyes
Patrick Moore is joined by Professor Fred Watson from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to view some of the images taken by the UK Schmidt telescope. They discuss the exciting new 6dF project.
Episode 7
The Birth and Death of the Universe
In this historic interview Patrick Moore talks to Professor Stephen Hawking about his cosmological theories and finds out how our Universe started.
Episode 8
Stars in Your Eyes
Patrick Moore visits Britain's newest planetarium at Chichester, where the wonders of the cosmos can be observed night and day. Dr. John Mason shows him around.
Episode 9
Apocalyptic Asteroid
Patrick Moore talks to Dr. Duncan Steel about the threat of near earth objects.
Episode 10
The Long Wave
Britain's foremost radio astronomy observatory at Jodrell Bank celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. Patrick Moore remembers its unique discoveries and explores the future of radio astronomy.
Episode 11
Picture Perfect
Photographing the night sky and astronomical events is skillful, challenging, and requires lots of patience. Patrick Moore talks to John Fletcher and Dr Steve Wainwright, two amateur astro-photographers, about their pictures and techniques
Episode 12
Radio Revolution
In the second of this two-part special from Jodrell Bank, the Sky at Night explores the future of radio astronomy. Many significant discoveries were found by Jodrell Bank, and more are expected.
Episode 13
A Royal Celebration
In the 600th edition of The Sky at Night, Sir Patrick Moore interviews Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees, who talks about the cosmos, black holes, dark matter and explains the new theories for the future of the Universe and its origin.