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13 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
The spacecraft Cassini has been at Saturn now for six months. It has sent back fabulous images of the planet, its complex rings and many moons including Titan. Patrick Moore discusses this and Cassini's probe Huygens.
Episode 2
We have seen the surface of Titan, one of the most mysterious solar system bodies. Patrick Moore talks to the lead scientist of the Huygens surface science package (SSP), Professor John Zarnecki, about the first results from the probe.
Episode 3
Comets are thought to come from the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto and the Oort Cloud at the very edge of our solar system. Patrick Moore debates the mysterious belts and the comets that escape from them.
Episode 4
Sir Patrick Moore hosted a star party at his house in Selsey. Over two nights, amateur astronomers played lottery with the weather. Clouds, rain and fog played havoc with the viewing, but at last the night sky was revealed in all its glory
Episode 5
In its 15 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised astronomy with it's amazing insight into our Universe. Patrick Moore talks to Professor Gerry Gilmore about its highs and lows.
Episode 6
Patrick Moore talks to Scottish astronomer Professor John Brown about the latest solar mission, Rhessi, which is observing the Sun spots and solar flares released by our nearest star, the Sun.
Episode 7
With NASA sending a probe into the comet 9P/Tempel-1 in the Deep Impact programme, Patrick Moore investigates the pros and cons of hitting a comet.
Episode 8
July 4th 2005 a small copper impactor from the NASA Deep Impact spacecraft was released in the path of Comet Tempel 1, causing a collision that released fresh ice and dust, allowing astronomers for the first time to study pristine material from the formation of our solar system. Sir Patrick Moore is joined by leading comet experts who describe the science and importance of this historic achievement. While co-host Chris Lintott interviews British astronomer Richard Ellis at Palomar Mountain, California who is in charge of the observatory where professional astronomers using the historic Hale 200-inch telescope, and a team of amateur astronomers including Scott Roberts, Tony Cook, Russ and Stephanie Tanton, Dan Dickerson, John Downs, Mike West, and others who visually and photographically witnessed the actual point of impact.
Episode 9
Patrick Moore discusses the possibility of life on other planets with Professor Monica Gardy and Professor Simon Conway Morris. Chris Lintott spends a night meteor-watching.
Episode 10
Sir Patrick Moore discusses some comprehensive surveys of the night sky, while Chris Lintott visits the Palomar Observatory in Southern California.
Episode 11
Its been an incredible year for the planets, with amazing discoveries and startling new insights into our Solar System. Earlier this month, astronomers from around the World converged on Cambridge to discuss the latest planetary research.
Episode 12
Mars is almost as close as it can get to Earth and better placed than it will be for many years. Patrick Moore throws a Mars party in his back garden to enjoy the exceptional views of the red planet.
Episode 13
Our Sun is an ordinary star, but the celestial zoo contains stars as small as the Earth and others which are tens of thousands of times brighter. Patrick Moore takes a census and celebrates the tenth anniversary of the solar satellite Soho